In Sri Lanka, an island country in the Indian Ocean, the economic crisis is becoming more serious due to the effects of the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
As citizens become more dissatisfied with rising prices and power outages, confusion is spreading, with police clashing with mob demonstrators near President Rajapaksa's home and declaring a state of emergency throughout the country.
In Sri Lanka, import restrictions due to a shortage of foreign currency and financial deterioration due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection have caused prices of necessities such as food to rise sharply, and oil shortages have led to a maximum of one day. The 13-hour rolling blackouts have had a serious impact on the lives of citizens.
On March 31, protesters near President Rajapaksa's home in Colombo, the largest city, blocked roads, set fire to buses and turned into mobs, and police released tear gas. Dozens of people were injured.
Under these circumstances, President Rajapaksa issued a state of emergency nationwide on April 1 to allow arrest and detention without a warrant, saying that it was intended to restore security.
A stay-at-home order was also issued locally from the night of April 2 to 6 am on the 4th, and the Japanese embassy in Colombo is paying attention to future government announcements to Japanese people in Sri Lanka and protesting. If you see it, we are calling you to stay away.