On 2 April 2022, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a nationwide public emergency.[41] However protests continued with private bus drivers in Anuradhapura[42], carpenters in Moratuwa and fishermen in Galle joining protests.[43]A 36-hour island-wide curfew until 6:00 am on 4 April was imposed at 6:00 pm on the same day.