Sri Lanka to mandate Covid-19 vaccination certificate for entry to public places

A Sri Lankan man receives his third dose of Covid-19 vaccine from a health worker in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)

Sri Lanka will require the showing of a Covid-19 vaccination certificate for entry to public places starting from January 1, in a renewed attempt to prevent another surge in infections.

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga made the announcement on Sunday, in an abrupt switch from the gradual ending of restrictions put in place after the country was confronted with a third wave of Covid-19 infections in April caused by the Delta variant.