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Welisara Naval Base isolated after finding 30 sailors positive for coronavirous

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base in Welisara has been completely isolated today after 29 sailors tested positive for coronavirus, following the PCR tests done at the naval base after its first coronavirus infected sailor was reported, yesterday.


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Army deploys Quick Reaction Team riders to conduct random temperature checks

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) has commenced random temperature checks on people who are in essential services and also entering the Colombo district.


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Sixteen quarantined persons leave for homes from Punani centre


A group of 16 individuals who underwent three weeks long quarantine process left for their homes from the Punani quarantine centre this morning (23).


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Sri Lankan Airlines brings 101 students from India

A group of 101 Sri Lankan students, who were repatriated today (23) from India brought to the country in the  afternoon, today.


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Twelve villages in Polonnaruwa isolated

Twelve villages in Polonnaruwa area have been isolated with immediate effect today (23), following an identification of a COVID-19 infected person in the region, said Indika Karunarathne, Divisional Secretary, Lankapura in Polonnaruwa speaking to defence.lk.


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Criminal Negligence: Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Parliamentary Select Committee cheated the Nation & the Victims

On 21st April 2019 multiple suicide attacks claimed the lives of over 300 innocent persons. These attacks took place despite 97 intel warnings from India the last coming hours before the first suicide bombing, giving venue, names of suicide bombers and even their phone numbers.



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Graph shows just how bad UK coronavirus death toll may be

As many as 41,000 people have already died from coronavirus in the UK, according to new analysis of official figures.


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KDU invents robots, ventilators and mobile app to fight coronavirus

KDU invents robots, ventilators and mobile app to fight coronavirus


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Police arrests 588 curfew violators, today

A total of 588 curfew violators and 132 vehicles have been arrested today (22).


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Students and tri-forces servicemen returned from Pakistan sent to quarantine centres

A total of 106 passengers, including Army, Navy and Air Force personnel attending training courses in Pakistan, who arrived in Colombo from Lahore had been sent to quarantine centres in Punani and Waikkal Dolphin Hotel, last evening (21).

 


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No need to deploy military from other countries to Sri Lanka to fight coronavirus - Defence Secretary

Defence Secretary Maj.Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said there was no necessity to seek assistance from other countries to deploy their military to contain the spread of coronavirus in Sri Lanka.





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Army conducts musical shows near Anderson and Lakeview flats

Continuing musical programs to entertain people who 'Stay Home' during extended curfew hours to contain the spread of COVID -19 outbreak, Sri Lanka Army (SLA) beat group conducted two more shows near the Thimbirigasyaya Anderson Flats and Angoda Lakeview Residencies Flats respectively on Sunday (19) and Monday (20) evening.



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Coronavirus positives rise to 321

Total coronavirus positive patients rises to 321, with 11 more persons tested positive, today 


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Sri Lankan recovered from cruise ship MSC ‘Magnifica’ returns home

Anura Bandara Herath who was recovered from MSC ‘Magnifica’, an Italian cruise ship, on April 6 by Sri Lanka Navy, left home on completion of compulsory quarantine process at the Boossa quarantine centre yesterday (21).



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Army troops assist to search dengue breeding grounds in Trincomalee

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops in the East in coordination with the health authorities in Trincomalee, supported a door -to-door inspection program to destroy dengue mosquito breeding grounds covering the Maniyaveli Grama Niladari sector on Monday (April 13).

 


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149 persons leave quarantine centers

149 more individuals on completion of three weeks quarantine have left for their homes yesterday (April 21).


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Scars, forgiveness and long wait for justice

The Easter Sunday carnage perpetrated by a handful of fundamentalist extremist terrorists, on April 21, 2019, killing over 250 civilians and injuring over 500 has left us with many unanswered questions.


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Easter Sunday bomb blasts mark one year :

Easter Sunday bomb blasts mark one year : Defence Secretary Maj.Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne  says no space for any group or individuals to spread extremism in Sri Lanka.