Doctors request to maintain the travel restrictions untill September 18
According to the Sri Lanka Medical Association, travel restrictions should be maintained until September 18 to reduce further reports of infections. Its chairperson, Dr. Padma Gunaratne, said that the number of reported cases of infections had dropped due to restrictions on travel. She points out that although the travel restrictions are not very strict, it would be more appropriate if they could be maintained as they are or until the 18th. She expressed these views at a media briefing held in Colombo.
An official order reliesed to cease stocks of essential food items illegally stored
The Commissioner General of Essential Services has issued a written order to the Inspector General of Police, all Government Agents, the Consumer Affairs Authority and the Food Commissioner regarding the provision of essential food items in case of emergencies. It has been informed that action should be taken to procure stocks of essential food items illegally at government approved prices and provide them to the people at reasonable prices. It has also ordered them to intervene and report to themselves.
The distribution of local saline begins
Sri Lanka has handed over a consignment of locally produced saline to the Medical Supplies Division. This product is manufactured under the SPMC label of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation. It is planned to use this saline in all government hospitals in the future. Saline imports attract a large amount of foreign exchange per year, which can save money.
The spread rate of the south african variant in Sri Lanka will be 300%
According to government medical officials if the C.1.2 strain of the corona virus, which is spreading in South Africa and South America, enters Sri Lanka, the rate of spread will be 300%. Its chairman, Dr. Rukshan Bellana, said the virus could spread three times as fast as the Delta strain, and that the decision needed to be made early rather than waiting for the virus to enter the country. He added that the country would be in a very serious situation if the government implement the decision to the South African variant in the same way that the decisions were implemented when the Delta was expanding.
Sri Lankan death toll rises over 10000
Another 189 corona deaths are confirmed by the Director-General of Health. At the same time, the number of corona deaths in the country has increased to 10140.
Sunil Perera, the leader of the Gypsies Band has passed away due to corona infection
Famous singer Sunil Perera, the leader of the Gypsies Band has passed away. He succumbed to pneumonia while being treated at a private hospital in Colombo for a corona infection. He was 68 years old at the time of his death. Funeral services will be conducted in accordance with Corona Health Guidelines.
The power to confiscate the property of a group is obtained with a very special gazette comes
The government has enacted laws to impose fines on those who obstruct the maintenance of essential services, as well as confiscate their property. President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has issued a special gazette notification regarding the relevant legal provisions. All powers to confiscate their movable and immovable property are vested in the persons concerned after a trial by a Magistrate.
Indigenous medicine is becoming popular in the world. We must be ready to take full advantage of it now- Mahinda Rajapaksha
The Prime Minister instructed the officials to set the standard of indigenous medicine and Ayurveda by keeping the research results before the world, said the Hon. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa made this observation while participating in the opening ceremony of the Rajapura Ayurvedic Hospital at Sirigala, Moneragala via video technology. Minister of State Shashindra Rajapaksa inaugurated the Rajapura Ayurveda Hospital by cutting the ribbon and later visited the hospital. The Moneragala Rajapura Ayurvedic Hospital, which treats many non-communicable diseases locally, has the facility to treat up to 40 patients at a time. External and inpatient care at the hospital will be provided free of charge to religious leaders, including Buddhist monks.
Cabinet Secretary appointed for Namal’s new ministry by a special gazette notification
President Gotabhaya has appointed WH Karunaratne as the Secretary to the Development Coordinating Monitoring Branch with effect from 16 August 2021. This was announced by Mr. Jayasundera through a special gazette notification. This Ministry was created by removing a part of the Ministry which was under the Minister of State for Finance, Ajith Nivard Cabraal. The new ministry has been placed under Minister Namal Rajapaksa.
Shops in Embilipitiya opened despite curfew
Embilipitiya Police yesterday announced through loudspeakers that all shops that have been opened to be closed with immediate effects The move comes as many shops in the city are opening and trading despite the curfew Traders have been engaged in this activity despite the curfew of a nationwide law to control the spread of corona.