The United Kingdom has issued a travel advisory on Sri Lanka warning its citizens the economic situation was deteriorating in Sri Lanka with shortages of basic necessities including medicines, fuel and food.
The UK said visitors of that Sri Lanka was presently experiencing shortages in basic necessities because of a shortage of hard currency to pay for imports. “There may be long queues at grocery stores, gas stations, and pharmacies. Local authorities may impose the rationing of electricity, resulting in power outages.
The travel advisory has further warned its travelers against the spread of the dengue virus in Sri Lanka and due to a prevalence of COVID-19 cases in the community, there could be changes to flights and airport operations at short notice.
