The country will be closed from Monday- Ravi Kumudesh
Ravi Kumudesh, President of the Medical Laboratory Scientists’ Association, says that the country will be closed from Monday. He also states that a number of trade unions will launch a general strike from Monday. He added that the President would be forced to close the country before that day. He made these comments while participating in a discussion on an youtube channel.
Twenty-seven doctors at the Colombo National Hospital have been infected with the corona
Twenty-seven doctors at the Colombo National Hospital have been infected with the corona virus, hospital sources said. Also, 105 nursing staff and 192 other employees have been identified as infected. These facts have been revealed according to a report issued regarding the staff of the Colombo National Hospital. More than 600 corona infected patients are being treated at the Colombo National Hospital and 15 wards of the hospital are reserved for corona patients. Ninety corona patients are being treated in the Intensive Care Unit of the National Hospital.
There is no fuel shortage in the country- Minister of Energy
Udaya Gammanpila, Minister of Energy states that there is no fuel shortage in the country today. At present there are enough stocks of diesel for 22 days and petrol for 18 days in the country, he said. If there is a fuel shortage, he will reveal it to the people as the Minister in charge of the subject before anyone else tells the country, he said. If there is a fuel shortage, he will reveal it to the people as the Minister in charge of the subject before anyone else tells the country, he said. He said that Sri Lanka today has a dollar problem and not a fuel problem, adding that despite the dollar shortage, efforts are being made to avoid a fuel shortage by giving priority to petroleum. https://twitter.com/UPGammanpila/status/1428527931605753857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1428527931605753857%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flankacnews.com%2Fe0b6bbe0b6a7e0b799e0b78a-e0b6a9e0b79ce0b6bde0b6bbe0b78a-e0b784e0b792e0b69ce0b6bae0b792-e0b689e0b6b1e0b78ae0b6b0e0b6b1-e0b784e0b792%2F
Minister of State for Corruption Suppression Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle thanked Sri Lankans living in Australia for their support to hospitals in Sri Lanka
Minister of State for Corruption SuppressionDr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle has appealed to Sri Lankans abroad to help rural hospitals as much as possible as Sri Lanka is at high risk with the spread of corona. She thanked Sri Lankans living in Australia for their support to hospitals in Sri Lanka.. The Minister of State further stated that Sri Lanka has reached a critical juncture with the spread of the Delta severe corona virus variant.
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to address the nation today
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to address the nation today, Presidential Spokesman Kingsley Ratnayake said. He said the President would focus on the current situation in the country. Meanwhile, it is reported that the country is preparing to close down from today. The Chief Prelates of Malwatta and Asgiriya as well as other government parties have requested the President to close the country.
The docter who claims to have developed a drug to save the lives of those infected with the corona virus has been transferred to a corona ward
Dr. Udara Sampath Gunawardena of the Karapitiya Hospital who claims to have developed a drug to save the lives of those infected with the corona virus has been transferred to a corona ward at the Karapitiya Hospital. The director of the hospital informed him that this would be a great opportunity for the corona sufferers to do their best The letter also states that the transfer was made to provide the maximum possible service to the corona infected as they are educating the public through media briefings on how to deal with the corona infected in a humane manner.
It impossible to control the spread of the delta strain of the corona virus, using vaccination- The Association of Specialist Physicians
The Association of Specialist Physicians says that it impossible to control the spread of the delta strain of the corona virus, using vaccination. Its chairman Dr. Kumara Fernando points out that despite the rapid vaccination process in the country a large number of infections have been reported with the Delta expansion today. He added that it would take more than six weeks for the vaccine to develop immunity, and that it would not be possible to take full advantage of the vaccine with the Delta expansion. He further said that the reporting of infections in the coming week would be crucial given the current situation. He added that the situation would get worse if the authorities did not take the right decisions at the right time.
Udu Rambukpitiya farmers got lucky after Yan oya owerflowed over the field
The owners of the paddy fields in Nawalapitiya say that a deposit of sand has been deposited in a paddy field in the Udu Rambukpitiya area in Nawalapitiya due to the overflowing of the Nawalapitiya Yan Oya which flows into the Mahaweli River. The Yan Oya, which is the main source of water for the Mahaweli River, overflowed on the 12th due to the recent heavy rains in the Nawalapitiya area. With the overflowing of the Yan Oya, the sand that had washed away the Oya has accumulated in about 20 acres of paddy fields in the Rambukpitiya area. Farmers who were expecting to work in the Maha season after harvesting the Yala season are now clearing the sand deposits in their paddy fields. On the days when the sand is removed from the paddy fields, the paddy lands are sold by the farmers and a group of sand smugglers have come to the area to clear the sand that has accumulated in the paddy fields.
Sri Lanka reported 186 covid 19 related deaths
Another 186 corona deaths are confirmed by the Director-General of Health. It is the highest number of deaths ever recorded in a single day. At the same, time the number of corona deaths in the country has risen to 6790.