A woman who went to a house to attend a service was infected with corona
A woman who came to a house in Wellampitiya to attend a service conducted by a pastor using zoom technology has been diagnosed with the covid infection. Wellampitiya Public Health Inspector Ajith Vithanage said that the woman and her husband were identified as infected after a PCR test. Accordingly, members of six families who participated in the service have been sent for 14 days of quarantine as her associates. The pastor who conducted the service using zoom technology was also summoned to the scene and the public health inspectors advised him to come to the office of the Chief Medical Officer for further investigations.
Police found another family who escaped from India to Sri Lanka
Police have found another family hiding in a house in Gurunagar, Jaffna after escaping to Sri Lanka from India in fishing boats. Police Media Spokesman, DIG Ajith Rohana stated that it is suspected that they had arrived in the country on the 7th of this month.The woman was 61 years old and shes with her 34 years old daugher and two boys aged 9 and 5. The police spokesman further said that the group had arrived from Rameshwaram in India in a fishing boat and then returned to Mannar in a Sri Lankan fishing boat and headed for Gurunagar.
Corona current situation in Sri Lanka- Hospital mortuary fills up, New mortuary builds for corona deaths
Corona current situation in Sri Lanka- Hospital mortuary fills up, New mortuary builds for corona deaths The Dambulla Municipal Council has made arrangements to construct a temporary mortuary at the Dambulla Weera Denzil Kobbekaduwa Hospital as a solution to the daily increase in deaths. The Mayor of Dambulla has also held discussions with his authorities. Accordingly, a mortuary will be set up to separate the corpses of patients who die of cornea and other corpses. A large number of patients are found daily within the city limits of Dambulla and they are being treated at the Kidney Unit of the Dambulla Weera Denzil Kobbekaduwa Hospital, the Bhikku Ward and the Corona Treatment Units at the Intensive Care Units. The number of patients is increasing day by day and so far 404 residents of the Dambulla Municipal Council area and 200 patients have been found in the Dambulla area.
Dates set for LPL cricket tournament
The second round of the Sri Lanka Premier League is scheduled to begin on July 30. It will be held until August 22, according to Sri Lanka Cricket. This year’s tournament will be held with the participation of 05 teams.
Ragama hospital is struggling with “hospital bed” shortage
A video claiming to be corona infected treating ward at Ragama Hospital is circulating on social media. The infected are lying on the floor in the hospital corridors with mats and papers. Hospital capacity has peaked due to the large number of reported cases of corona infections. Only those who need treatment are already admitted to hospitals. All other infections are kept in intermediate treatment centers or quarantine centers https://m.facebook.com/thushara.wanniarachchi.14/videos/2900633120152088/
New Travel Guide Sri Lanka (Full Description)
Travel restrictions will be imposed across the country from 11 pm today (May 12) to 11 am every day from 11 pm to 4 am the next day. Also, the travelling will be suspended from 11 pm tomorrow (May 13) to 4 am on Monday (May 17) (May 14, 15, 16). But when there are no travel restrictions, one member can go out of the house for their work. Only essential services are allowed to travel within provincial boundaries, strictly following health guidelines. Essential services permitted according to import/exportvicesPolice and the Armed ForcesPublic Sector Officers for Essential Official VisitsEssential supply distributorsEssential Services Providers (Utility Services) For the funeral of the nearest member of the family (confirmation is mandatory)Overseas / Arrivals from abroad or services requiredimporimport/exportivities
Leaving the house depends on the identity card number.
The Director-General of Health Services has issued a new set of health guidelines stating that only one person will be allowed to leave home from tomorrow. The last digit of the person’s National Identity Card number will allow them to leave the house only for an urgent matter. You can leave the house on even days if the last digit is even and if your ID number ends with odd you can go out on odd days.
Island-wide travel restrictions imposed from 11 pm tomorrow
Army Commander General Shavendra Silva says that travel restrictions will be imposed on the entire island from 11 pm tomorrow (May 13) to 4 am on Monday (May 17). He said the transportation of vegetables, fruits and other essential services could be carried out without any issue. However, the vaccination program in the Western Province will continue during that period, he added.
All surgeries at the Colombo National Hospital will be canceled.
All scheduled surgeries at the Colombo National Hospital have been canceled. The Director of the hospital Kumara Wickramasinghe stated that this step was taken due to the increase in the spread of the corona virus. However, he said that further emergency surgeries are being carried out and the outpatient department, cardiology department, emergency department and neurosurgery unit of the hospital were being maintained as usual and that corona patients would be admitted to two separate wards for treatment.
Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa went to the US
Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, the Chairman of the Presidential Special Task Force on Economic Revival and Poverty Alleviation, has left the country for the United States this morning to undergo several medical tests and seek treatment. He said that although Basil Rajapaksa had planned the trip in December and April last year, the trip had been delayed due to the situation in the country will be returned to Sri Lanka after staying in the United States for nearly a month and receiving the relevant tests and treatment.