Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was not aware of the appointment change of Pavithra Wanniarachchi
It is reported that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was not aware of the appointment of the Pavithra Wanniarachchi to be appointed Minister of Transport. Shortly after she was sworn in as the Minister of Transport at the Presidential Secretariat, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa telephoned Wanniarachchi to inquire about a role to be played in the Ministry of Health.Ms. Wanniarachchi has pointed out that she is now the Minister of Transport and not the Minister of Health at the time. It is reported that the Prime Minister also came to know about the change of Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi’s ministerial post at that time. Lanka c news
Traders are closing their shops in an attempt to discredit the country- Minister Johnston Fernando
Minister Johnston Fernando says that the traders are closing their shops in an attempt to discredit the country. The Minister said that no action was taken to close the stalls during the recent protests by those who are closing the stalls today. The minister alleges that the opposition supported the corona breeding and that they rallied in thousands of cities to hold protests. He also said that today there is a miserable opposition in this country waiting for people to die.
Night curfew imposed to stop people gatering for late night parties -Ajith Nivard Kabraal
Minister of State Ajith Nivard Kabraal said that the curfew was imposed during the night to prevent people from gathering at their homes to have fun during that time. He added that night parties were being held and that the virus had spread through the country, which led to the imposition of a night curfew. The curfew has been imposed from 10.00 pm to 04.00 am daily to control the spread of the corona virus.
Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has been admitted to the ICU
Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has been admitted to hospital with a corona virus, hospital sources said. He was admitted to a leading private hospital in Colombo after being diagnosed with the corona virus. He has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital due to respiratory problems.
SJB MP videotapes Army Commander’s house .. Complaints to police
Welikada Police are conducting investigations into four persons who allegedly came in a vehicle and videotaped the private residence of Army Commander Shavendra Silva and its premises with a mobile phone. Police say that they have received information that a Member of Parliament of the Samagi Jana Balawega is also among the group. Security guards in front of the house had seen the video and had lodged a complaint with the police. Police say that they have also identified the Samagi Jana Balawega MP in the vehicle.
Search operation in the house of a journalist
Thushara Wanniarachchi, a journalist with an online news site, said that a large number of officers had searched her house yesterday morning. She says this in a note on her social media account.
A written notice has been sent to President to lock down the country
The Sri Lanka Medical Association says they has sent a written notice to President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to lock down the country to control the spread of the corona virus. Its decision was informed to the President in writing on the 11th, said its chairwoman Dr. Padma Gunaratne. She said that she had informed the Minister of Health, the Secretary of Health and the Director General of Health Services about this. She stated this at a media briefing held in Colombo.
Sri Lanka reported 167 covid 19 related deaths
Another 167 corona deaths are confirmed by the Director General of Health. It is the highest daily corona death rate ever recorded in the country. At the same time the number of corona deaths in the country rises to 6263.
Experience of a nearby office revealed the real situation in Sri Lanka- From 6pm to 6am, the mortuary on Ward Place is just a solitary funeral procession !!
An employee of a nearby office posted a note on her social media account stating that a large number of bodies were being taken from the National Hospital morgue on Amanna Road at night. Here is a note written on a Facebook page about how the gate near the morgue of the National Hospital at Howard Place has become crowded these nights. This is a photo I took on my way home from the office at around 4pm yesterday. Here you see a photo in front of the mortuary of the Colombo National Hospital .. The coffins that were tied up on these three-wheelers were very cheap. These coffins are not provided by the government. When a member of your family dies due to corona, if the family does not have the resources to buy a coffin worth Rs. 20000- 30000 they will bring coffins like this. My office is near here. I look at the National Hospital morgue from the balcony of my office at a time. That mortuary is currently the busiest place in the hospital. Poor people come to the morgue every day and cry. Some sit on the ground, hug the trees and cry on the ground. Every day from 6 pm to 6 am, only ambulances are ready to be taken to the Corona crematorium for cremation !! These corona bodies are no longer taken to the crematorium during the day. They do so throughout the night. So from 6pm to 6am, the mortuary on Ward Place is just a solitary funeral procession !! Today I found out that there are no coffins in the flower shops that are in demand now .. This means that in the future you will not have the opportunity to make the final journey in even a small coffin like this. Maybe you’ll have to go on that journey wrapped in a polythene bag. We’ve to be burned together in a mass grave. Even if we had the assets to buy a box worth millions at that time, we would not be able to give even that minimum respect to our closest friend !! 156 deaths yesterday !! Maybe take this breath today and I’ll join him in the death count tomorrow !! Even then, this gloomy road will create the tragic gloomy environment that our funeral procession needs !! By the end of this fight, most of the people around us will be gone !! – Chanya Herath FB
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka- The country is running out of dollars there will be a severe shortage of essential food items and high prices
Pettah importers say that the wholesale prices of most of the essential food items have increased by between Rs. 50-60. They point out that the shortage of dollars, especially in commercial banks, has made it very difficult to import essential goods. They also said that the US dollar is currently hovering between 203 and 213 rupees and that it is very difficult to obtain dollars. Importers say the current situation will not prevent a shortage of essential food items in the market in the future.