Scramble for bottle ends in traffic chaos in Jaffna

On Wednesday, shortly after the Government announced that a three- day travel restriction would be coming into effect until Monday, many lined up in front of grocery stores to stock up on adequate supplies.

Then, there was another group of law-abiding citizens who lined up in front of liquor stores to make sure they had adequate 'supplies' during the weekend. In some instances, they were not so law-abiding having openly violated COVID19 health regulations, in a scramble for the ‘bottle’.

At a wine store in Puloly, Jaffna, there was utter chaos as people lined up in a long queue along the street creating traffic congestions in the streets nearby. Since many police personnel tested positive to COVID- 19 in the North, there were no traffic police officials to control the chaos in the suburban city.