Mosques in Sri Lanka were shut indefinitely from Friday, and the island is set to impose a countrywide curfew over the weekend, as South Asian countries step up efforts to check the spread of COVID-19 cases.

According to Reuters, a police curfew is set to be imposed nationwide in Sri Lanka from 6pm local time on Friday until 6am on Monday, as authorities on the island moved to slow the spread of the virus, which has infected 65 people there.

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