Chairman of the Laksala-Salusala dies in Corona
Pradeep Gunawardena, who was receiving treatment for a corona virus infection, has passed away. He was also the Chairman of Laksala and Salusala.
Corona thrid wave Sri Lanka – Community medical service collapses across the country
Ministry of Health says that the Community medical network established by the Ministry of Health throughout the country has been collapsing. There are currently about 100 community medicine specialists, and there are about 200 other medical professionals before they became specialists. This situation has arisen because all these people aren’t keen to stay in Colombo due to the current situation, the posts of community medicine specialists in 15 districts are vacant and the medical network has become inactive. Lanka c news
Husband stabs wife to death in Maharagama
A woman has been murdered at a house on Pamunuwa Road in Maharagama by the husband beaten to death with an iron rod following a family dispute. The victim was 33 years old. The husband has been arrested on suspicion of murder and the Maharagama Police are conducting further investigations.
Sri Lanka reported 21 corona related deaths
The Director General of Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunawardena has confirmed 21 corona related deaths during past 24 hours. Accordingly, 962 corona related deaths have been reported from this country.
The peak of the pandemic yet to come, 12 million will be infected in Sri Lanka and 120,000 to die
Sri Lanka has become the worst-hit country by the third wave caused by the new corona virus. Although we were able to successfully suppress the attack in the first round, we did not seem to be more positively prepared for the second wave that could ensue in the time that followed. Many countries around the world, such as Singapore, which was far behind us at the first wave of the new corona pandemic, not only managed to come up with a clever and far-sighted plan for the second wave of pandemic instead of forgetting about the disease when the epidemic was low over the past year. During that time they spent considerable money on educational research and various outreach against the new coronavirus. There is a basic pattern of the spread of an epidemic. According to this pattern, it takes the shape of an approximate bell and is currently in the third wave of the new coronavirus in Sri Lanka during the first two weeks of this period. In another 6 weeks, Sri Lanka is expected to reach its peak. During this period, the number of infections and deaths will double every four days. Thus, the next four weeks are crucial, as they are expected to cause the highest number of new infections and deaths. According to international research, nearly 60 per cent of the population is at risk of contracting the disease, depending on how the new virus behaves shortly, and often in an open society. Nearly one per cent of these deaths have a direct impact on the capacity of the existing health care system in the country, the number of intensive care units, the size of the beds and the human resource management plan for medical treatment. 30% (Prevalence of infections due to country closure)60% (spread of infection by keeping the country open) As Sri Lanka is currently facing a third wave of the new coronavirus, it must be assumed that, as mentioned earlier, nearly 60 per cent of the population, or nearly 12 million people, are at high risk of contracting the disease. Thus, if the new coronavirus behaves in the way it is currently operating in an open society, our country will lose nearly 120,000 by the time this intensity naturally decreases. Dr.G.G Chamal SanjeewaLanka c news
Corona current situation in Sri Lanka – Latest classification of the high-risk zone for corona
The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health has released the latest map on the spread of corona in the country. The map has categorised the prevalence of infections in the Medical Officer of Health divisions throughout the country and named the highest number of high-risk areas in the country.
This is a fatal decision by the government and Patient deaths will increase – The Public Health Inspectors Association
The Public Health Inspectors Association says the government’s decision to keep corona infected but asymptomatic people in their homes will be a reason to further increase the death toll. The president of the association Upul Rohana points out that there are not enough doctors or health staff to go to those houses in case of an emergency when corona infected people are kept at home. He said that keeping infected at home was fatal in such a situation and that there was a risk that the patients who needed immediate treatment would die at home if they were not provided with timely facilities. Minister of State for Corona Sudarshani Fernandopulle stated that the pilot program to keep corona infected people in their homes asymptomatic due to the overcapacity of hospitals in the country will commence from today.
Guideline for the corona infected staying at home- Corona infected will stay at home from today (May 17)Admiting to hospitle only If it is critical
The Sri lankan government launched a pilot program to monitor those who are infected with corona but do not show symptoms at home from today. The move comes stop the overcrowding in hospital with infected patients. Dr. Padma Gunaratne, President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, has issued a series of instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the residents while an infected person is at home.
WhatsApp 2021 privacy policy: What happens if you don’t accept and other details
WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update deadline is here, and users will now have to accept it or they will lose access to all the features and chat list in the coming weeks. The solution to this is either you accept the policy or switch to a different messaging app. WhatsApp will not delete the accounts if people don’t accept the policy, but they will gradually limit the features. Just recently, WhatsApp told Delhi High Court that users can stop using the app if they don’t want to accept the new privacy policy. The company told the court that it is not forcing any user to accept the policy. So, what happens if you don’t accept it and continue to use the messaging app? Read on to find out. What will happen if you don’t accept it?If you don’t accept the new privacy policy of WhatsApp, then you will slowly lose access to most of the features. Starting tomorrow, WhatsApp will start sending the reminder to accept the new policy, and after a few weeks, the company will disable some of the features for those who don’t accept the update. WhatsApp will then start sending “persistent reminders.” Once this starts, users won’t be able to access their WhatsApp chat list and they will only be able to answer or make incoming voice or video calls. You will be able to read or reply to messages when a WhatsApp notification hits your phone. After a few weeks of limited functionality if you don’t accept the privacy policy, then you will lose access to make or receive incoming calls. The messaging service will also stop sending messages and calls to your phone. So, you will have to decide whether you want to use WhatsApp or switch to any other platform. Planning to delete WhatsApp and download data? Here’s how to do itThe below-mentioned steps are for Android phones. You can follow the same steps for iOS too. Once you delete it, you won’t be able to access your Whatsapp account. The Facebook-owned company says it takes up to 90 days to delete your WhatsApp information. Step 1: You first need to open WhatsApp and tap on the three-dotted icon, which is located on the top right corner. Step 2: Tap on Settings, visit the Account section and then tap on Delete my account option. Step 3: You then will be required to enter your mobile number and tap on Delete My Account. Step 4: You will be asked to select a reason for why you want to delete your account in the dropdown. Step 5: Tap on Delete my account. You export all your personal chats to any third-party app. All you need to do is open the chat of an individual, and tap on the three-dotted button. You then need to tap again on More and select Export chat. Here, you will be asked if you also want to include all the files, photos, videos and other media you exchanged with your friend. Once you tap on ‘Include media,’ you get the option to export chat to Google Drive, Gmail, or to any other app. WhatsApp AlternativesSeveral users have already switched to other messaging apps, including Telegram and Signal. Currently, these are the two trusted messaging apps that you can consider trying right now. It is important to note that Telegram offers end-to-end encryption for only secret chats and one-on-one video or voice calls. Those concerned about security will have to enable the secret chat mode if the user wants to make use of end-to-end encryption. Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov has already explained why the app does not offer end-to-end encryption for all the chats. This is to allow these chats to be backed up in Telegram’s own secure cloud storage. You can read more about it here. Alternatively, you can install Signal, which is also a private messaging app. This is one of the best apps when it comes to privacy features. Signal also offers end-to-end encryption for all the chats. Unlike WhatsApp, Signal does not support third-party backups and all the data is stored locally on your device. It can be accessed across different platforms – Android, iOS, iPad, Mac, Windows and Linux. (indianexpress)
The latest Map of high-risk Covid19 areas in Sri Lanka
The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health has issued details of high-risk coronavirus areas in Sri Lanka. The Unit released a map based on the categorization of Medical Officers of Health areas, on the number of cases reported, and distribution of quarantine centres. The cases considered are those that were reported within the last 14 days ending on May 08th.