Software updater error after reinstalling zorin os

The software updater gives me error as below while checking for updates

Failed to download repository information

I am using Zorin OS 15.3 lite version and while I run the command

sudo apt-get update

I get the following response

Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/apps/ubuntu bionic InRelease            
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease                        
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]      
Hit:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/drivers/ubuntu bionic InRelease         
Ign:5 https://packages.zorinos.com/stable bionic InRelease                     
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74.6 kB]                                                  
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/patches/ubuntu bionic InRelease                                       
Ign:8 https://packages.zorinos.com/patches bionic InRelease                                                                  
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88.7 kB]                                                   
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu bionic InRelease                                       
Ign:11 https://packages.zorinos.com/apps bionic InRelease                                                           
Ign:12 https://packages.zorinos.com/drivers bionic InRelease                      
Err:13 https://packages.zorinos.com/stable bionic Release
  Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The certificate chain uses expired certificate.  Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 138.68.36.163 443]
Err:14 https://packages.zorinos.com/patches bionic Release
  Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The certificate chain uses expired certificate.  Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 138.68.36.163 443]
Err:15 https://packages.zorinos.com/apps bionic Release                                                                      
  Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The certificate chain uses expired certificate.  Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 138.68.36.163 443]
Err:16 https://packages.zorinos.com/drivers bionic Release                                                                   
  Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The certificate chain uses expired certificate.  Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 138.68.36.163 443]
Reading package lists... Done                                                                                                
E: The repository 'https://packages.zorinos.com/stable bionic Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'https://packages.zorinos.com/patches bionic Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'https://packages.zorinos.com/apps bionic Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'https://packages.zorinos.com/drivers bionic Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

I am facing this since I reinstalled zorin os and server is set to main server.

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --reinstall ca-certificates

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