GCE O/L exam cannot be held as scheduled

Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris says that G.C.E O/L Examination cannot be held as scheduled.
Minister says that a new date will be announced 06 weeks ahead of the examination.
The 2020 O/L Examination was pushed back to next year due to the outbreak of Covid-19 virus and it was rescheduled to be held from the 18th to 27th of January 2021.