Police spokesman talks about the possibility of opening the country
Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana states that there is a possibility of opening the country after the 14th if you stay at home following travel restrictions. He requested the public to support the health sector in controlling the covid pandemic by protecting quarantine rules. Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana stated that 975 persons violating the quarantine rules have been arrested during the last 24 hours. The Police Media Spokesman stated that the total number arrested so far is 22,950.
A police officer has died when his vehicle overturned while providing security to a covid dead body
A van providing security to a vehicle transporting covid 19 dead body from Hatton to Ottamawadi has overturned and faced an accident today morning (June 05). Four Hatton police officers, two other outsiders and the driver were travelling in the vehicle at the. The van had met with an accident near the 59th km post on the road between Hatton and Ginigathhena. Sub Inspector Bennett Kumarasinghe who was in the van has died in the accident and the other injured were admitted to Watawala Hospital.
The daughter’s body of four members of the same family who went missing under a landslide has been found.
The Disaster Management Center says that the body of a daughter of four members of the same family who went missing due to a landslide in the Devanagala area in Mawanella has been found. Further search operations are underway to find the mother, father and son who went missing from the house. Meanwhile, the highest rainfall of 197.5 mm was received in the Algama area in Kegalle yesterday.
Department of Labor issued a notice
Complaints and inquiries regarding any matters relating to labour laws can be made through the telecommunication medium mentioned under the ‘Contact Us’ official website of the Department of Labor. It also stated that the public will also have the opportunity to send written inquiries to the Labor Office in the area where they work or where the company is located. Accordingly, the Labor Offices of the Department of Labor are not open but steps have been taken to provide the required services to the public due to the prevailing covid situation
We should learn from Bhutan – JVP
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) states that Sri Lanka should follow Bhutan in controlling the coronavirus. Its MP Vijitha Herath says that the total number of infected people in Bhutan is 1654, only one person has died and they have been successful because of the vaccination. He made these comments during a ” balaya” program on Hiru Rupavahini. Bhutan is considered to be the least-populous country in Asia with a population of 770,000.
A kilo of bananas costs Rs. 8, making it difficult for farmers.
A situation has arisen where farmers are unable to sell bananas at the Embilipitiya Dedicated Economic Center yesterday because they have to sell their produce at a very low price. The Embilipitiya Economic Center has been received stocks of vegetables and fruits since morning and the price of bananas was very low. When a kilo of sour bananas was sold at Rs. 8-10, a kilo of kolikuttu was sold at Rs. 60-70 and a kilo of sugar bananas sold at Rs. 30. According to the reports Eighty-five thousand kilos of 85,000 kilos of fruit had been received by the morning of yesterday.
Sapugaskanda fuel oil mixed floods Colombo; and Gampaha Districts at risk of mixing with drinking water
Due to the heavy rains, the fuel from the Sapugaskanda oil refinery has been mixed with rainwater the rainwater has entered and overflowed into the storage tanks containing fuel oil mixtures at the oil refinery. The Navy stated that a special operation has been launched to prevent them from entering the Kelani River. A special operation has been launched to prevent the spread of the fuel because If the fuel oil joins the Kelani River, it will affect the distribution of drinking water through the Biyagama and Ambatale water treatment plants. The Navy also said that steps are being taken to filter the area through a fuel filter.
Sri Lanka will report daily 25,000 covid patients soon
The health sector has pointed out to the government that the country will be in a serious crisis if the current situation continues in the next few weeks due to the high number of patients being reported. The health sector will have to treat 25,000-30,000 patients daily if infections are continuing to report in the next few weeks as they are currently reporting, the weekend Lankadeepa newspaper. They point out that this type of transmission is very contagious and that many people will become critically ill and oxygen-dependent. Taking this situation into consideration, the Ministry of Health has decided to establish Intensive Care Units at the provincial level that can treat critically ill patients.
I accept the “Natthami” job with great respect- Journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrema
Journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrema states that he is a ” Nathami” who carry the burdens of the people and that he accepts the job with great respect while he was speaking on Hiru Rupavahini’s ‘Paththare Visthare’ program this morning. He also said that when the quarantine law came into force the law could not be changed according to the status of the people in the country. He said that the Minister in charge of Law Sarath Weerasekara should perform his duties properly and that it is not his job to transport the clothes of models. He added that there was a lot more hidden information about the birthday party at the Shangri-La Hotel and that he was ready to reveal it when needed.
Sri Lanka reported 48 covid 19 related deaths
Another 48 corona related deaths have been confirmed by the Government Information Department. At the same time, the death toll in Sri Lanka rises to 1656. It marks the highest number of deaths reported in a single day.