Sri Lanka has the lowest GDP in South Asia by 2022 – ADB forecast
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) predicts that Sri Lanka will show the lowest GDP growth among Asian countries. They also predict that Sri Lanka’s GDP will grow by 3.4% next year. The Maldives is projected to grow at 18%, India at 7.5%, Bangladesh at 6.8%, Nepal at 4.1%, Pakistan at 4% and Bhutan at 3.7%.
Pfizer vaccine has special protection against Omicron virus
Releasing the results of a study on the Omicron covid variant to the media, Israeli researchers said last Saturday that three doses of Pfizer – BioNTech vaccine provides significant protection against the new Omicron variant. A study by the Israeli Sheba Medical Center and the Central Anti-Virus Laboratory of the Israeli Ministry of Health compared the blood antibodies of 20 people who received two doses six months ago with the blood antibodies of people who took the third dose a month ago. “People who took the second dose six months ago have been found to have a lower level of action against the omicron virus,” said Dr. Gilli Rigov, director of Sheba’s infectious disease unit.
The newly important gas ship suspended from landing in Sri Lanka due to quality issue
Litro Gas has suspended the landing of an imported gas tanker. The Consumer Affairs Authority states that 3700 metric tons of gas has been stopped from landing. This is due to the lack of an ethyl macaptan, the chemical that causes the odour of gases.
The health department warns of the festive season
The health sector is urging people to minimize shopping during the upcoming festive season. Dr Hemantha Herath, Deputy Director-General of Health Services, said that there is a risk of the spread of covid disease due to the contact of several people with the same product. He further explained;“If a person who has been infected with the virus touches such an object, it is known that the surface of the virus is active for at least a few minutes. That is why we say that we should follow the hygiene practices as much as possible in the display and use of the goods in these shops. Also, we must postpone shopping this time unless it is important and it has to make this purchase during the high. Otherwise, in theory, the disease would not be contagious, even though such contact. ” population shopping season.
A Covid death left a village helpless in Sri Lanka
A 77-year-old woman from the Minipuragama area in the Okkampitiya police area in Buttala had died while receiving treatment at the Moneragala General Hospital recently. Later, the body of the deceased woman was released from the hospital to the family members for burial. Accordingly, the body was prepared and brought home. Hours later, the hospital authorities informed the family members that the death was due to a covid infection. Later, health officials arrived and took steps to take the body out of the funeral home according to quarantine rules. It has been revealed that the people in the house were very helpless and more than two hundred people had already come to the house from time to time. Because the health officials have taken steps to quarantine the people in the house and the people of the area have been severely affected by the incident. https://youtu.be/7Tuwu0KbZNU
Fatal accident on the Southern Expressway
A father and daughter of the same family have been killed in a car accident in the Galanigama area in Millaniya on the Southern Expressway. Three others were injured in the accident, police said. A car traveling from Matara to Colombo on the Southern Expressway on the Kataragama Pilgrimage had collided with a security fence near the 18th km post at Millaniya at around 1.30 am today (15). A 39-year-old man and his four-year-old daughter and her father were killed in the accident in Rerukana, Bandaragama, police said.
Omicron infected person found in China
An omega-3 infection has been reported in China. It is reported that he is a tourist and has been referred for quarantine. The victim was found in Tianjin, a prominent port city in China, international media said. Meanwhile, a cluster of covid 19 has been reported in Zhejiang province, where investment zones are abundant.
Attorney General instructs to pay compensation to the Chinese company
The government has decided to pay US $ 6.7 million to the Chinese Fertilizer Company. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Minister of Agriculture said that the company has been instructed to reproduce the fertilizer stock in accordance with the standards of the Sri Lanka Standards Institution. The government has decided to pay US $ 6.7 million to the Chinese company on the advice of the Attorney General’s Department. The government has decided to suspend the import of organic fertilizer from China after identifying the harmful microorganisms in two samples of organic fertilizer samples to be imported from China. Explaining the media reports, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said in a press release that in the process of composting fertilizers in accordance with international standards at 600 degrees Celsius, harmful micro-organisms are completely destroyed under extreme temperatures.
Jaffna Kings tops the LPL bonus points table
The Jaffna Kings clinched their fifth win of the LPL this season yesterday (13). They beat Dambulla Giants by 7 wickets. Accordingly, the Jaffna team is leading the LPL bonus points table, winning 5 of the 6 matches they have faced. Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat first. At the end of 14.1 overs, they were all out for just 69 runs. Chasing the target, Jaffna scored 71 runs for the loss of only 3 wickets at the end of 9.2 overs. Vanidu Hasaranga scored 37 off 18 balls and Avishka Fernando scored 22 off 17 balls.
A standard issue in the new gas stocks
It has been revealed that the gas in the ship which brought a consignment of gas to Litro was not up to the required standard. It is reported that the decision regarding the landing of the gas will be taken at the technical committee meeting today. The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) had earlier stated that a decision would be taken today (14) as to whether the gas on board the ship anchored in the Colombo harbour would land in Sri Lanka. The gas vessel arrived at the Port of Colombo recently and the relevant sections have tested the gas in it. However, it has been reported that its “propane and butane” composition is up to standard, but it is not yet known whether the mercaptan composition used to detect the odour of gases is up to par. The Authority further stated that permission will not be granted if there is a slight or slight change in the composition of the gases present on the ship.