New Travel Guide Sri Lanka (Full Description)
Travel restrictions will be imposed across the country from 11 pm today (May 12) to 11 am every day from 11 pm to 4 am the next day. Also, the travelling will be suspended from 11 pm tomorrow (May 13) to 4 am on Monday (May 17) (May 14, 15, 16). But when there are no travel restrictions, one member can go out of the house for their work. Only essential services are allowed to travel within provincial boundaries, strictly following health guidelines. Essential services permitted according to import/exportvicesPolice and the Armed ForcesPublic Sector Officers for Essential Official VisitsEssential supply distributorsEssential Services Providers (Utility Services) For the funeral of the nearest member of the family (confirmation is mandatory)Overseas / Arrivals from abroad or services requiredimporimport/exportivities
Leaving the house depends on the identity card number.
The Director-General of Health Services has issued a new set of health guidelines stating that only one person will be allowed to leave home from tomorrow. The last digit of the person’s National Identity Card number will allow them to leave the house only for an urgent matter. You can leave the house on even days if the last digit is even and if your ID number ends with odd you can go out on odd days.
Island-wide travel restrictions imposed from 11 pm tomorrow
Army Commander General Shavendra Silva says that travel restrictions will be imposed on the entire island from 11 pm tomorrow (May 13) to 4 am on Monday (May 17). He said the transportation of vegetables, fruits and other essential services could be carried out without any issue. However, the vaccination program in the Western Province will continue during that period, he added.
All surgeries at the Colombo National Hospital will be canceled.
All scheduled surgeries at the Colombo National Hospital have been canceled. The Director of the hospital Kumara Wickramasinghe stated that this step was taken due to the increase in the spread of the corona virus. However, he said that further emergency surgeries are being carried out and the outpatient department, cardiology department, emergency department and neurosurgery unit of the hospital were being maintained as usual and that corona patients would be admitted to two separate wards for treatment.
Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa went to the US
Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, the Chairman of the Presidential Special Task Force on Economic Revival and Poverty Alleviation, has left the country for the United States this morning to undergo several medical tests and seek treatment. He said that although Basil Rajapaksa had planned the trip in December and April last year, the trip had been delayed due to the situation in the country will be returned to Sri Lanka after staying in the United States for nearly a month and receiving the relevant tests and treatment.
Police had shot killed “Uru Jua”
The underworld member known as ‘Uru Jua’ Mambulage Dineth Mellon Mambula has been shot dead by the police in the Navagamuwa area; police reported. The deceased was wanted for crimes such as murder, kidnapping and extortion and he was born in 1994.
Humanity in the staff of Ambanpola Hospital
A video has been posted on social media regarding a music program organized by the hospital staff for the mental health of patients infected with the coronavirus and receiving treatment at the hospital in the Ambanpola Hospital. The patients were thanked for the commitment made by the health workers not only for their health but also for their mental health.
More space will be provided for low-income and middle-class people with ongoing housing projects- Prime Minister
The National Housing Development Authority has instructed to pay special attention to providing housing to a large number of low-income and middle-class people by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. He had noted these during a discussion with officials of the National Housing Development Authority at Temple Trees yesterday (May 11) afternoon, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The Prime Minister had focused on the proposed housing projects for low income and middle-class people as well as ongoing projects and instructed the officials of the National Housing Development Authority to take necessary steps to complete these projects without any delay.
Now Sri Lanka reporting the deaths of people who get infected one month ago recently infected peoples death numbers will be scary
The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMC) has stated in a meeting with President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa that the country should immediately impose strict travel restrictions in the current situation. Its chairperson, Dr Padma Gunaratne, said the virus, which is currently spreading in Sri Lanka, is rapidly spreading than the previous strains spread in the country and that once an infected person is identified, he can infect many others easily. The number of infections and deaths reported today was from those who infected with the virus a month ago and the number of people infected and dying due to infections today would be known in another month.they added. The number of deaths would be much higher no matter how fast the vaccine is given, it will take at least another three months for it to fully develop immunity and vaccination will not solve the basic problem immediately they said. The association pointed out the president that it was essential to impose very strict travel restrictions in the current situation. They stated these at a media briefing held in Colombo.
More than 400 individuals arrested for violating quarantine rules during the past 24 hours
In the past 24 hours, 435 people have been arrested for violating quarantine laws; Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana stated. The total number of arrests since October 30 is 8,299 in the country