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Healthcare persons are in the frontlines of the danger zone since they act as the first respondents who are directly involved in patient’s care and keep prolonged close contacts with patients who are suspected or confirmed of COVID-19 infection.
Issuing a Tweeter message, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says during the crisis, there are messages purporting to be from the President, being shared on social media and messaging platforms such as Whatsapp, Viber, FB messenger etc.
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Defence Secretary Maj.Gen.(Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said considering the present situation related to COVID-19 in the country, the government had not taken a decision to announce a complete lockdown during the next week.
Another group of 172 returnees from abroad, who have undergone 14-day quarantine process at the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) run Iranamadu Centre left to their homes, today.
On March 28, the first death due to COVID-19 was reported in Sri Lanka.
The Civil Security Department (CSD) has distributed vegetables at concessionary prices among residents in the Zoysapura, Moratuwa, yesterday.
Sri Lanka Air Force’s (SLAF) Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive Wing carried out decontamination operations of SriLankan Airlines aircraft fleet at the Bandaranayke International Airport (BIA).
After completing 14-days quarantine process, 288 more returnees left their homes from Diyatalawa, Rantambe, Periyakadu, Bogoda and Pallekele Quarantine Centres, today.
The Allianz Insurance Lanka Ltd has made a donation to the Kotalawala Defence University (KDU) Hospital to purchase a High Performance Real Time Quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) machine to facilitate COVID-19 testing at the hospital.
A few foreign nationals and Sri Lankans, who completed 14-day quarantine process at the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) led Boosa Naval Base, have left for their homes.
Covid-19 has killed almost 25,000 people around the globe in just three brutal months.
On Tuesday, the White House’s coronavirus task force presented grim statistics: Under the best-case scenario for mitigation of the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths in the United States, with the number of deaths peaking in the next two weeks.
Supporting government’s initiative to contain the spread of COVID-19, Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd handed over a package of gloves and facemasks to the Ranaviru Seva Authority (RVSA) today (2). RVSA Chairman Maj. Gen. (Retd) Nandana Senadeera received the donation of 4000 pairs of hand gloves and facemasks each from the Chairman, Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd during the session.
· Reveals the SLN has busted an international drug shipment; seizes Rs. 12.5 billion narcotics in high seas
The Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) on 28 March, confiscated approximately a ton of narcotics including 500kgs of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), being transported on a fishing vessel in international waters in the Indian Ocean.