The Samagi Jana Balawegaya says the coronavirus situation would not have escalated, had the government imposed a lockdown with the inception of the Delta virus variant as advised by health professionals.
Parliamentarian Ajith Mannapperuma speaking to NewsRadio said the government opted to imposing a lockdown after public pressure.
The MP said the government should have imposed a lockdown with the emergence of the New Year cluster in April, adding that the decision to impose a lockdown on Friday was a result of the public deciding to take action and resorting to self-imposed isolations.
