The Sri Lankan government has extended the ongoing travel ban for another two weeks as health experts warned of a possible breakdown of the country's health system due to the current state of the infection.

Sri Lanka is currently under a weeklong travel ban which was scheduled to be eased on May 28. But today, the government announced that the lockdown-style ban will continue until June 7. During this period, the ban will be eased for several hours on two days to allow people to buy food and other essentials from any outlets within walking distance, AP reported.

However, the ban will not apply to those engaged in essential services such as health, food supply and power sector and those seeking medical treatment while others are banned from leaving their houses.