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Suspended Chinese Embassy Twitter account restored
The Twitter account of the Chinese Embassy in Colombo which was suspended yesterday has been restored today, Embassy Spokesman Luo Chong said.
SL's coronavirus positives rise to 219
Coronavirus positive patients in Sri Lanka has risen to 219 with one person who, was in the Punani quarantine centre, has been found to be positive, today.
Scientists Have Reported The First Case Of The Coronavirus Spreading From A Dead Body
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Pandemic a ‘perfect storm’ for South Asia, World Bank says
South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle against poverty at risk, because of coronavirus, the World Bank said Sunday.
Navy directs 32 more persons from Ja-Ela to quarantine centre
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has directed another batch of 32 persons from Ja-Ela and Ragama areas to the Naval Quarantine Centre at Nachchikudha, today (April 13).
Nine quarantined persons leave SLN centre in Boosa
Nine persons left for their homes from Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) run quarantine centre at Boosa after completing the 14-day quarantine process, today. (April 13).
Soldiers need to be healthy to protect nation from COVID-19- Army Chief Lt. Gen. Silva
Acting Chief of Defence Staff and Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Commander Lt.Gen. Shavendra Silva said to heal the nation, the soldiers needed to be healthy and it was imperative that they should follow all precautions to prevent transmitting of COVID-19.
President Rajapaksa requests people to celebrate New Year with family members to contain spread of COVID-19
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his Sinhala and Tamil New Year Message has requested people to join the Government with a strong determination to defeat COVID-19 pandemic that is threatening the people and country.
Troops in Jaffna distribute pre-cooked meals among needy
Troops of the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna, distributed 300 pre-cooked meal packets among the needy communities in the Peninsula. The program was initiated as an extension of the ongoing humanitarian assistance to support Government’s efforts against spread of the COVID -19 pandemic.
RALL donates Rs. 3 million to fight against COVID-19
Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Limited (RALL), a premier security services provider, which is a Government owned business that functions under the Defence Ministry, has donated Rs. 3 million to strengthen the Government efforts to fight against COVID-19.
Huawei to provide digital solutions to Defence Ministry to fight against COVID-19
Huawei, the leading global ICT solution provider, has pledged to donate a range of digital solutions to the Defence Ministry to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
LOLC donate PPEs, face masks and sanitizers
LOLC group of companies in collaboration with ‘Manusath Derana’ donated 75 PPEs, 06 face masks and 06 cans of sanitization liquid to Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne on April 10.
Public New Year celebrations strictly prohibited - Police
Police said New Year celebrations are prohibited during curfew hours as curfew has been imposed to restrict people’s movements in an effort to contain spread of COVID-19.
Health Ministry issues new regulations on cremating COVID-19 infected corpses
The corpse of COVID infected person should be cremated at the temperature of 800 to 1,200 degrees Celsius for a minimum period of forty-five minutes to one hour for a complete burning, the Health Ministry said.
Twenty seven healthcare workers of Ragama and Welisara hospitals, sent to SLN quarantine centre in Mulankavil
Two hospital staffers have closely associated with COVID-19 infected resident in Suduwella.
Another 52 residents, closely associated with COVID-19 positive patients in Ja-Ela, directed to quarantine
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) following intelligence sharing on those, who had close links with COVID-19 positive patients in Sudewella in Ja-Ela, had directed to quarantine as they were avoiding quarantine orders.
Navy designs Negative Pressure Isolation for National Hospital, Colombo
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) engineers have designed two Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms (NPIR) for the National Hospital, Colombo under the directives of Navy Commander, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva recently.
Navy helps a foreign seaman found sick to get medical treatment
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) helped a seaman, who was sick, to come ashore from an Indian origin container ship yesterday (April 11). The 38-year-old patient was brought ashore following a request made by the local agent operating in Sri Lanka.