Travel restrictions will have to be imposed between provinces – Director General of Health Services
Dr Asela Gunawardena, Director General of Health Services says that if the pandemic situation continues to increase in the country, travel restrictions will have to be imposed between provinces in the future. It will depend on the number of patients reported in the future and the behaviour of the public, he said.
Twelve more Grama Niladhari Divisions Isolated
Twelve Grama Niladhari Divisions in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara have been isolated with immediate effect. Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said the move was taken to control the further spread of corona infections. The isolated Gannarama officer domains are as follows. Colombo District – Halpita Kesbewa East Makandara West Nivungama village Polhena villageGampaha District- Aldeniya East Sooriyapaluwa South Sooriyapaluwa North Lower Karagahamuna North Upper Karagahamuna NorthKalutara District – Pimpura Yatiyana West
2 million Facebook account in the country will be suspended – Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella
Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella states that there are around two million Facebook accounts in the country without owner and legal action would be taken to suspend them. Justice Minister Ali Sabri and himself had submitted a cabinet paper to work out a plan to take legal action to suspend and control the accounts and necessary steps would be taken as soon as they were approved; he said It was important to take such steps for the national security of the country and that such steps should be taken for the betterment of the society; he further added.
Policeman Hit a car Driver in Kandy Colombo road
A video of a person who is wearing a police t-shirt hitting a car driver is sharing on social media. According to the video the incident happened in Yakkala junction near ganemulla cushion works in Kandy Colombo road on Wednesday(May 05) “A bus belonging to Sri Lanka police was traveling from Kandy to Colombo and even it was signaling continuously asking for space it wasn’t any enough space until I come near to the Ganemulla cushion works,” the car driver said. After he slows and stops the car the police bus came overtook his car and a few of them started to hit him even before he explained the situation and snatch his car key and threw it away into the garbage strain nearby. A bike driver who witnesses the incident explained how the police bus was carelessly derived and explained how even he was in danger of an accident. Public request the attention of all the higher authorities in Sri Lanka Police about the incident.