Only within the Galle educational division, all schools will remain close until this Friday(Dec.11th 2020). Southern Provincial Education Secretary Ranjith Yapa said these schools are expected to be reopened on the 14th of December.
A decision was taken yesterday (07th Dec 2020) to close all 26 schools within the Galle Educational Division for three days until tomorrow (09th Dec 2020).
This was decided at a meeting held today after considering the increased number of COVID patients discovered yesterday.