A plan discussed to control corona infection in the country in June
The Coronavirus will be under control in Sri Lanka by the end of June, Dr Prasanna Gunasena, Chairman of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation said. He said that 29 million doses were needed to vaccinate people over the age of 20 in Sri Lanka and the country has already secured 32 million doses. He said that all the vaccines ordered from Russia, China and the United States would be received to Sri Lanka before December. Three million doses from China and one million doses from Russia would arrive in Sri Lanka in June and the pandemic would be brought under control as soon as they are vaccinated, he further said. He said these during a meeting with President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday.
The Sri Lanka Police has launched a mobile application called ‘eTraffic’ to monitor traffic violations in the country.
The App is currently available on Google Playstore for Android users. People can register to the App and report traffic violations they come across on a daily basis. They can share images and videos directly to the Police via this mobile App enabling the authorities to take necessary action. Download App here:Â https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esol.etrafficpolice news by – newswire
10,000 infections are avoided per day and there is no alternative but to close the country- Medical Associations says together
Dr. Padma Gunaratne, President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, says that there is no other option but to close the country for at least fourteen days due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus. No matter how much this decision has an economic impact on the country, there is no other option at the moment, she said. The wards treating other patients in hospitals across the country are being set up for corona patients, and intensive care units are overflowing with corona patients, she said. At present, about 3,000 patients are diagnosed every day, and more than 10,000 infected are being avoided, and therefore, there is no other option but to close the country to control this serious situation, she said. She said these while speaking at a media briefing held by four leading medical associations in Colombo today.
Nissanka Senadhipathi released
Chairman of Avant Garde Maritime Services Nissanka Senadhipathi and sevan others have been acquitted and released by the Permanent High Court-at-Bar in the case filed for maintaining an illegal floating armoury. The suspects had been charged for violating the Firearms Ordinance, Explosives Ordinance, and the Penal Code in connection with the possession of 816 automatic firearms and 200935 rounds of ammunition on board the MV Avant-Garde without proper licence or permit between April 7, 2014, and October 6, 2015.
Corona patients will be kept at home from today
Home treatment for corona infected but asymptomatic patients will start from today. It has been decided to start this project in the Kalutara District as a pilot project. After reviewing the progress of this process in the next three days, it has been decided to implement it in other districts as well. This decision has been taken to facilitate the hospitalization of patients with complicationsdue to the rapid increase in the number of corona infections.
There is no western medicine for corona Ayurvedic treatments are successful
Dr Harris Pathirage, a specialist in Western medicine, says that the Western medical system has failed in the face of the coronavirus and that there is no cure for the coronavirus in the Western medical system. However, there are treatments available in the local medical system and they should be allowed to be used and the Western medical system was purely a mafia and that he was not afraid to say so. he added He said that the manner they tested honey introduced to the corona by Dhammika Bandara from Kegalle cant be accepted as local medical treatment should be tested by local doctors. He said this while joining in an interview with a youtube channel.
Sri Lanka reported 38 deaths yesterday
Another 38 corona deaths are reported by the Director-General of Health Services. It is the highest number of corona deaths reported in the country in a single day. With that number, the total number of corona deaths in the country rises to 1089.
Is the whole country locked down for two weeks? Army Commander issues a statement
Army Commander Shavendra Silva has denied reports on social media that the country will be completely shut down for two weeks. He added that no such decision had been taken at the moment. However, as announced earlier, strict travel restrictions will be imposed from today, he said.
The third reading of the port city commission bill passed with a majority of votes
The third reading of the port city commission bill passed with a majority of votes The third reading of the Colombo Port City Special Commission Bill was passed by a majority of 91 votes in Parliament. 149 votes were cast in favour of the Bill while 58 votes were cast against it. All government parties voted in favour of the bill while Samagi Jana Balawega, Jathika Jana Balaweka and the Tamil National Alliance voted against it. The second day of the debate on the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill was opened today by Samagi Jana Balawega MP Eran Wickramaratne.
All health workers were restricted from speaking to the media
All health workers representing the government health service are restricted from making statements to the media, The Secretary to the Ministry of Health has decided. All Health Officers in the Health Service, including all Provincial Health Secretaries, has to act accordingly. The Secretary of Health has stated that disciplinary action will be taken against all those who ignore it. The letter addressed to him is as follows.