Residents of Nuwara Eliya were waiting in long queues to buy a packet of milk powder from a shop run by the Highland Dairy
Residents of the Nuwara Eliya area are queuing up in front of the Nuwara Eliya District Secretariat (11) to buy packets of Highland milk produced by the Ambewela Highlands Dairy. People who came to buy milk powder said that they were waiting in line in the morning to buy the weekly milk powder packets issued once a week at the Highland outlet set up by the District Secretariat as there was no other type of milk powder available in the market. Because of this Police had to control locals who came to buy milk powder.
Sri Lanka should lock down immediately Dr. R.P. Ariyasena
The country should imposed an immediate curfew to control the current corona disaster situation, Dr. R.P. Ariyasena states. He emphasizes that otherwise the whole country will be destroyed as there are corona infected and non-infected people living together freely in the country.. He made these comments during an interview with a youtube channel.
Sri Lanka reported 124 covid 19 related deaths
Another 124 corona deaths are confirmed by the Director General of Health. It is the highest daily death toll ever recorded in the country. . At the same time the number of corona deaths in the country has risen to 5464.
China has taken disciplinary action against 47 officials for failing to control the fast-spreading Delta Covid variety.
China has taken disciplinary action against 47 officials for failing to control the fast-spreading Delta Covid variety. Health officials suspect that the Delta covid variety has now spread to a number of parts of the country. More than 1,000 infected people have been identified in three weeks, and the Delta strain has been identified in about 15 provinces in China. It has 31 provinces. Therefore, strict quarantine rules have been imposed in areas where infections have been reported and travel has been restricted and PCR tests have also been increased. Chinese authorities are taking disciplinary action against local officials who fail to take appropriate action to control the spread of the virus. The action was taken against 47 officials, including heads of local government bodies, health officials, hospital authorities and senior officials at airports.
Messi Joined to a France football team
Lionel Messi, considered one of the greatest footballers in the world, has agreed to join the Paris Saint-Germain football team. Foreign media reported that Messi had agreed with PSG to sign a two-year deal and that he would be willing to work with the team for a third year if the medical recommendations were positive. Messi, who has played for Barcelona for 21 years, announced his retirement a few days ago. Messi, 34, captains the Argentine national football team.
Around 7003 infected people in Gampaha are not in hospitals and officials dont have proper information where they are staying
Around 7003 people in the Gampaha Districtwho were diagnosed with corona infection have not been hospitalized. It was revealed at the District Corona Suppression Committee meeting. The District Director of Health Services stated that officials not known their homes or where they were the infected persons werestaying. He added that steps are being taken to hospitalize the group and find out if they are showing any symptoms.
Teacher protests resume .. All trade unions unite for a satyagraha movement
The President of the National Trade Union Center Wasantha Samarasinghe states that it has been decided to continue the trade union struggle started by the Teachers’ Trade Unions. He says that all the trade unions in the country have joined the teachers’ struggle. He said that a number of decisions had been taken after discussions with all trade union leaders regarding the continuation of the struggle. Accordingly, a satyagraha movement will be launched in front of the Independence Square in Colombo tomorrow
Corona corpse burial land in Ottamavadi filled Another land is being prepared in Ampara.
The Ministry of Health states that the space allotted for the burial of the body of the person who died of corona infection in the Ottamawadi area in Batticaloa is coming to an end. Another 300 bodies could have been buried at the site, said Dr. Anwar Hamdani, Director of the Ministry of Health. As a result, another site in the Ampara District has been selected for the corona burial. He said the new site covers an area of three acres and can bury about 2,400 bodies. He said that 1470 bodies have been buried in the Ottamawadi cemetery so far and 1383 of them belong to Muslims and the rest to other nationalities.
5-7 corona related deaths daily at Kalubowila Hospital- Dr. Sagari Kiriwandeniya
The Director of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Dr. Sagari Kiriwandeniya states that 5-7 corona infected patients die daily. She also said that arrangements have been made since last week to send the corona infected people admitted to the hospital home after a medical examination. She said that although the general surgery was stopped at the hospital due to the emergency situation, the emergency surgery will continue. About 24% of the patients admitted to the hospital need oxygen, and out of the 34 wards in the hospital, six wards are reserved for corona patients, she said.
Sri Lanka surpasses Indonesia’s infection rate – worldometers websites
Sri Lanka has come close to India in terms of corona overall mortality and infection rate. According to worldometers websites, there are 15,612 cases per million in Sri Lanka and 22,963 in India. The death rate in India is 308 per million while in Sri Lanka it is 248. The infection rate in Indonesia is 13439 per million while Sri Lanka has a higher rate