The Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing is closely monitoring the evolving situation of the coronavirus infection in China and is presently in discussion with relevant Chinese authorities in Beijing and Wuhan as well as Sri Lankans in Wuhan and other parts of China.
The Embassy has been receiving queries from Sri Lankans in Hubei province especially in Wuhan as well as from their relatives in Sri Lanka
The Embassy has created a WeChat group by which the latest information is being updated and information from Sri Lankans in Wuhan also has been received. The Sri Lanka Embassy is also closely monitoring advisories issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Upon the advice of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Embassy is in discussion with the relevant Chinese authorities and other embassies in Beijing to explore all the possibilities of evacuating Sri Lankans in Wuhan.
The following Embassy officials can be contacted for any information in this regard:
Mr Alexi Gunasekara, Minister/Commercial +8613070138025,
Brig. Kalpa Sanjeewa, Minister Counsellor/Defence +8613051733302,
Ms. Inoka Weerasinghe, Second Secretary+8615116905523,
Ms. Thilini Gunaratne, Second Secretary+8613121722296.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Beijing
24 January 2020
