PHI who went to the house of a person who died of covid infection was attacked by the home owners
Two public health inspectors who went to quarantine the home of a man who died of the covid-19 virus have been attacked at his home. It was at his house in the Kondeniya area in the Dikwella police division. The attack had taken place when the two public health inspectors on duty at the Dikwella Medical Officer of Health’s office had gone to the house on the 13th. Dikwella Police have arrested two persons in connection with the incident and remanded them until the 23rd.
Blood reserves in the country go down
The blood supply to the National Blood Transfusion Center has been reduced due to the covid epidemic. The Director of the Blood Transfusion Center, Dr Lakshman Edirisinghe stated that at present there is a daily requirement of 950 to 1000 units of blood. The Blood Transfusion Center requests blood donors to donate blood as it is difficult to obtain that amount daily. Dr Lakshman Edirisinghe said that there is an opportunity to make an appointment by calling 011-5 332 153 or 011-5 332 154 to visit any blood transfusion centre on the island.
Three A / L students drown to death
Three A / L students who went to bathe in a lake have drowned. The three friends who had gone to bathe in the Katugahagalge tank in Buttala, Moneragala yesterday (14) had met with this accident. Their bodies were found this morning (15) during an operation carried out by diving officers.
Many people died in a earthquake in Haiti
At least 304 people have been killed in a magnitude 7.2 earthquake shaking Haiti yesterday morning.Another 1,800 people were injured and hospitalized. Due to this the government has declared a state of emergency. Hospitals in the quake-hit area have been flooded, hospital in the southern is overwhelmed with patients. foreign media say. A large number of properties have also been damaged.
Public should impose self travel restrictions to save their lives, we are not request government to impose travel restrictions – The Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors Association (SLPHRA)
The Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors Association (SLPHRA) has said that the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the country and called for self-travel restrictions to protect their lives. Accordingly, the President of the Association Upul Rohana requested that action be taken to impose self travel restrictions from Monday. He added that his association would not make any request to the government to impose travel restrictions in future. He also said that , all the necessary supplies should be collected and everyone should be ready to volunteer to save their lives by moving towards self travel restrictions by Monday He further said that he was saddened by the decisions of the government at the moment and that the heads of government were waiting in the air-conditioned rooms without making any decisions and invited the people to walk the earth and see the suffering in the country which is a big city.
Covid 19 current situation in Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan government has decided to buy 100 metric tons of oxygen from India weekly
The government has decided to buy 100 metric tons of oxygen from India weekly. These measures have been taken due to the increase in the number of corona infections in the intensive care units of hospitals in the country. Due to the increase in the number of oxygen dependent infections in the country, there is a high demand for oxygen from hospitals. The amount of oxygen already produced in the country is being released to the hospital in full. As a result, the government has decided to purchase additional stocks as a precautionary measure. Oxygen stocks have already been ordered from China and Singapore.
Basnayake Nilame’s vehicle attacked with acid during Perahera
A vehicle belonging to the Basnayake Nilame of the Natha Devalaya of the Shree Dalada Maligawa in Kandy and one of his friend’s vehicle has been attacked with acid at the Dalada Maligawa premises. The police stated that the two vehicles were severely damaged and investigations are underway. The attack had taken place while the vehicles were parked near the entrance of the High Security Zone of the Temple of the Tooth. The attack took place at the end of the first Kumbala Perahera at the Temple of the Tooth, police said. Lanka c news
One person will die in every two minutes in the country in near future, Necessary action should be taken to stop new variety entering in to the country – Rukshan Bellana
The Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF) says that one person dies every two minutes if a variant of the corona virus called epicillon enters the country. Its chairman, Rukshan Bellana, said the information had been found that existing immunizations and vaccinations against the new virus were inadequate. He said that although this variety has not been reported in the country at present, it is believed that it will spread in the country in the near future and necessary decisions should be taken now. He added that thousands more lives would be lost to the Epsilon variant than to the Delta variant.
Sri Lanka reported 160 covid 19 related deaths
Another 160 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 5935.
Sri Lanka triples corona death rate in the world
The daily number of global covid deaths is as low as 1.4 percent compared to the daily global covid infections. But in Sri Lanka that figure as high as 5 percent is a good indication of the severity of the epidemic. On August 11 and 12, covid deaths were as high as 5 percent compared to those infected. According to the August 6 report, the death toll on that day was 3.5 percent. This shows a gradual increase of 3.3, 3.7, 3.9 and 4.2 respectively. In the last 10 days alone, 1,130 covid deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka. It is a serious condition that accounts for one-fifth of all covid deaths.