Sri Lanka has reimposed a countrywide 24-hour curfew after a jump in coronavirus cases.
The 46 new infections reported Friday — 30 were navy sailors on the hunt for civilians evading quarantine — were the highest in a day, the Associated Press reported.
Sri Lanka has confirmed 420 cases and seven deaths; the south Asian island nation has increased testing.
The new curfew remains in effect until Monday. Police have arrested more than 30,000 violators.
The navy sailors are based in a camp on the outskirts of the capital, Colombo. So far, 60 sailors have been infected and the camp has been isolated.
The virus is believed to have entered the camp through sailors who were deployed to search for a group of drug addicts who had contact with a COVID-19 patient and were evading quarantine.
