Today is the Bak full moon poya day
According to the history of the Sasana, the first of the four omens of an old man that caused the princes Siddhartha to decide to go for Ordination was the appeared on a full moon day like today. Also the second visit of the Lord Buddha to Nagadeepa took place on a full moon day like today. According to the history of the Sasana,Load buddha came to Sri Lanka to suppress the battle between Chulodara and Mahodara Naga kings over the right to a gem plate and according to Buddhist history, the two Na kings, who were at war after hearing the teachings of the Buddha, offered the gem plate to the Buddha.
All Government events scheduled for the next weeks will be suspended with immediate effect, said the President’s Media Division.
All Government events scheduled for the next weeks will be suspended with immediate effect, said the President’s Media Division. In addition, all private events, meetings and parties will also be prohibited for the next two weeks, said the PMD. This measure was taken in order to control the spread of the corona virus, it added.
Armenian mass killing was a genocide – Joe Biden
Joe Biden had issued a statement formally describing the 1915 massacre of Armenians as a genocide. So he has become the first US president to address the issue. But the Turkey foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had “entirely rejects” the US decision. The killings took place in the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, the forerunner of modern-day Turkey. But the issue is highly sensitive, with Turkey acknowledging atrocities but rejecting the term “genocide”. BBC
Corona virus India ; People are dying without oxygen in Delhi
India has reported new corona virus infections: a further 349,691 cases in the during last 24 hours to Sunday morning with more 2767 deaths. India capital Delhi had become one of the worst-hit areas. According to the foreign media reports all the hospitals are piled with lines of patients and many of them are refusing new patients due to lack of bed spaces and oxygen. However it is reported that some people are walking miles to the nearest state Haryana for medical help. But according to medical authorities this is worsen the case due to ambulance services are lack of ability to supply the service. With this situation mamy people had to accept their fate and die without any treatment. People are pleading for their lives and helth staff is exhausted in mentally and physically with the current situation. Dr A Fathahudeen, who is part of Kerala state’s Covid task force said to BBC explaning the situation; “You need high-pressure liquid oxygen for the smooth functioning of ventilators and bi-pap machines. When the pressure drops, the machines fail to deliver adequate oxygen into the lungs, and the consequences can be fatal,” “oxygen is one of the major treatments to stabilise the patient, allowing doctors time to assess them and plan a future course of treatment.” “The Indian army is one of the finest in the world to build makeshift hospitals and ICU beds within a short span of time. They should be roped in,” he said. Here are some videos about the Situation in India “delhi is wearythe strain of covid’s second wavedebilitatingthe struggle to get care competing withthe struggle to breathea city of 20 million and almost nohospital beds availableplease won’t someone do something tohelp me this man saysafter searching for a bed for his motherfor daysinside it’s frantic doctors workovertime to save patientsthat keep coming this woman was admittedfor a short time enough to be stabilizedonly to be sent away again there’s justno roomwith india’s cases exploding fueled by anew variantday after day new infections are topping300 thousandand every hospital in delhi looks likethisdesperate for oxygen to save lives so weare strugglingwe are struggling dr sumith ray ispleading formore supply running out of oxygen thewhole country is running out of oxygenokaybreaking the news to his staff thatthere’s only 30 minutes of oxygen lefthe spoke to us at the end of his day imean i cannot tell you how scary that iswe have385 patients out of which nearly 350 areon auctionhe got a last minute influx the push toshuffle oxygen around the country to hotspotsis slow and cumbersome arriving too latefor too many india’s deaths now topping2000 a day the prime minister convened anemergency meetingto talk oxygen supply but many point thefinger at his government for this crisisfor doing nothing to discourage largegatherings knowing there was likely tobe a new wave of the viruswe underestimated the virus we reallydidif the numbers don’t come out no healthcare system can handle this there’s nohealth care systemexperts say the peak of new infectionsis nowhere in sightsalima shivji cbc news.” feature image by BBC
Orders issued to seize Litro gas 18 litre cylinders
It is reported that the Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Authority has ordered to immediately seize the 18 liter new gas cylinders released by Laugfs to the island wide market. The entire gas trade in Sri Lanka is carried out by two major companies Litro Gas Pvt. Ltd wich is successor to International Shell Company and Laugh Gas Company which is owned by Mr. WKH Vegapitiya. Last week both the companies had introduced a hybrid 18 liter gas cylinder in addition to the gas cylinders currently on in the market at Rs. 1395 / = per family of four.
Vaccination is the solution to the COVID 19 pandemic; People’s responsibility is to follow health guidelines – President
The final solution to the corona pandemic is vaccination; President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa stated.The government should impose formal program in improve the vaccination.
Four Parliament Ministers had failed to attend Parliament sittings during last month
Four Parliment have failed to attend Parliament sittings for last month(March 2021). This was revealed after a A survey conducted by Manthri.lk. It said that those ministers had not attended all six Parliament proceedings that had been held for the month. The Minister include Abdul Haleem, Jeevan Thondaman, S. Nogaradhalingam, and Sarani Dhushmantha. (NewsWire)
The virus is spreading faster than in Europe ; many people will die – Head of the Epidemiology Division of the Ministry of Health
The this time the spread of the virus has started much faster than in Europe; Dr. Sudath Samaraweera, Head of the Epidemiology Division of the Ministry of Health stated. If patients continue to be reported, it will become unbearable and it could be a great tragedy if patients were reported exceeding the capacity of the hospital; he further added. He emphasizes that the spread of corona may increase day by day and practicing more care and responsibility will save many life’s in the society.
Covid 19:The third wave has begun – Deputy Director of Health Services
Sri Lanka is currently in the early stages of a third wave of corona and this is a very dangerous situation; the Sri Lanka Medical Association stated. Its chairman is Dr. Padma S. Ms. Gunaratne states that the authorities have been informed in this regard. If the virus spreads this time, the economy could be wiped out; Dr. Susie Perera, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health said while joining to the same interview. She made these comments while participating in an interview with Derana TV.
Prostitution should be legalized ; The night life demanded by the foreigners should be created in the country but Religion and culture is obstacle to it – Diana Gamage
There should be a nightlife in our country and if they do not, why do whites come?; Parliament Minister Diana Gamage stated. Barrier to this is religion and culture, and that Sri Lanka should be developed like Thailand, as although Thailand is a Buddhist country, prostitution is legal he further added. “Prostitutes are still used by the high class people even today and we need to think about prostitution in the future,” she said. She said these while joining to a speak in a Youtube channel