Did the British Corona strain came from the Ukrainian travel bubble?- Three out of four of the world’s most dangerous corona strains are found in Sri Lanka.
It is clear that the British Corona variety entered Sri Lanka recently through tourists from Ukraine and other countries who came to Sri Lanka under tourist bubbles; According to the Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists. If not, the government should reveal how this strain entered the country, said Ravi Kumudesh, president of the association. Authorities did not care about the protests, over the advertisements were brought in to quarantine the Indians in Sri Lanka and as a result, the Indian variant was also reported from Sri Lanka, he added He further said that three out of the four strains except for the Brazilian strain that should be given special attention in the world have already arrived in Sri Lanka
A new unit established for the Police Special Task Force
The Sri Lanka Police has set up a new unit called the “Diyamatha Special Operations Unit” for the Special Task Force; Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana stated. This has been formed with 16 officers and the new unit will be assisted in the future to curb illegal activities related to water and reservoirs in various areas. Boat training has also been provided for the Diyamatha Special Operations Unit with the assistance of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Sri Lanka Motor Boat Association.
PHIs in Badulla on sick leave
The Badulla District Public Health Inspectors Association is on a trade union action today(May 10), reporting sick leave. The chairman of the district Ranjith Dissanayake stated that the decision was taken due to the inability to make proper arrangements for corona control activities in the district. He added that although public health inspectors wanted to clarify what duties would be assigned in the process to them, but they had not been notified yet about the process. He also said that these trade union actions are based on the need to serve the people
Covid-19 More areas isolated
With immediate effect, 16 Grama Niladhari Divisions in 5 districts have been isolated since this morning. These measures have been taken to control the further spread of corona infections. These isolated Grama Niladhari Divisions are as follows. Isolated areas: Gampaha DistrictEtikehelgalla WestKC Silva GNAtabahagahawatta Village – Kadirana NorthPeshakarma Village – Kadirana SouthMaha Pamunugama – Sedawatta GN Division44th Lane – Kunjangahawatta GN Division3rd and 7th Lanes – Nilsiri GN Division Ampara District – Dehiathathakandiya GN DivisionNawamedagama area – Nawamedagama GN DivisionRanhelgama area – Bakmeedeniya GN DivisionSerupitiya Sub-area Ratnapura DistrictAngammana GN Division Kalutara DistrictPalannoruwa GN DivisionKoralaima GN DivisionKambuka West GN DivisionNarthanagala GN Division Moneragala DistrictBohitiya GN Division
14 Gramasewaka Divisions in 05 Districts released from Isolation
14 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Kalutara, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Ampara and Gampaha District were released from isolation, said Army Commander General Shavendra Silva on Monday (10).
Tourism in Sri Lanka in 2021 and the Challenges with the COVID 19 Pandemic
Tourism in Sri Lanka is one of the most tourist-attracted places in the world for centuries. The country has been popular among foreign travelers for its vast diversity of nature and sandy beaches. The country ended its civil war which lasted almost 25 years in 2009 and it increased the countries tourists’ arrival growth nearly from 300 percent after many years. But this speedy growth showed a massive slump after the “Easter Sunday Attack” in the year 2019. Also, it causes a 70% drop in tourists’ arrivals and around a $1.5 billion loss from the tourism industry. But despite unfortunate events country’s tourism industry witnessed a revival by attracting 1.9 million tourists afterward. However, not only Sri Lanka whole the world was shocked by the COVID 19 pandemic. United Nations World Tourism Organizations statics showed that arrivals of the international tourists around the world dropped by 20%-30% and this cause a loss of around 290 million- 440 million tourists in one year and it have made a huge loss of around $300 billion – $400 billion. According to the UNWTO records, this loss is equal to the growth of the industry for five to seven years. Even though many developed countries separating billions to protect the industry developing countries like Sri Lanka is still struggling with the issue. According to the reports released by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) countries’ tourist arrivals fell by 70.8% at the beginning of the year and the country has to suspend all the passengers in March. The country has the worse hit as the tourism industry is the third biggest foreign exchange earner in Sri Lanka. Also, it has been reported that nearly 2lack of direct and indirect employees were temporally unemployed and it has made a significant impact on the families depending on the tourism. Not only the employees but also the investors in the industry are facing a huge financial crisis. However, the country reopened in January 2021 under the “bio bubble” concept. The government has issued a special guideline for the tourists. With that Sri Lanka has welcomed around 5000 tourists in February. But the country is facing a huge crisis with the start of its third wave of the coronavirus spreading in April. The country is still dealing with the issue while many surveys suggesting Sri Lanka’s virus spread rate as 82% and marking it as the second-highest in South Asia.
COVID 19 in India – Another deadly disease is spreading among the corona infected and the cured
Another deadly disease is spreading in India to people recovering and recovering from corona infection,foreign media reports . This is the spread of the deadly black mold, a very rare fungal disease and infected people develop infections of the nose, ears, and throat, and in some cases the eyes and brain. It causes blindness as well as disability. Foreign media also report that this patient rarely infects healthy people.
Sri Lanka ranks second in Asia in corona spreading Speed
An international survey has revealed that the spread of corona disease in Sri Lanka during the week ended Friday was 82%;Worldometers (WorlddoMeters) on Suprakata report. Nepal has the highest corona growth rate in a week compared to other countries in South Asia. Its growth rate is 105%. India, which has the highest number of reported cases, now has a rate (relative to its population) of 11%. It has the lowest patient growth in South Asia. The Maldives is the second largest corona country in South Asia after Sri Lanka. Its weekly growth rate is 69%. Bhutan also has the lowest corona growth rate in South Asia after India. Its weekly patient growth rate is 16%. The island nation of Peru has shown the highest corona outbreak growth in the world over the past week. Its patient growth rate is 500%.
Ethanol stock found on Southern Expressway
A person has been arrested in the Kasagala area on the Southern Expressway for transporting ethanol using forged documents. Police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said. The lorry had entered the Southern Expressway at the Angunakolapelessa entrance and was being chased by police officers on the expressway. During a search police found 25 barrels of 5,000 liters of ethanol and the license issued for the transportation of ethanol was also found to be a forgery. The driver of the lorry was a 35 year old resident of the Thorana Junction area in Kelaniya.
Was Piliyandala lockdown opened because of Minister Lokuge’s large warehouse?
Residents of the Piliyandala area allege that Minister Gamini Lokuge intervened to remove the decision after isolating the Piliyandala police area where the coronavirus was spreading rapidly because of a warehouse of a well-known company located on one of his lands. Although the health authorities tried to isolate the Piliyandala police area due to the rapid spread of the virus, several Grama Niladhari divisions were released in isolation after the intervention of the Minister, media reports. Health officials speak up against the decision to remove the isolation of the Piliyandala police area after few hours it was imposed. It is true that he has been running a warehouse of a well known company on his land for about 20 years but he did not make such a request due to that. Minister Gamini Lokuge, he has stated in an interview with the Lankadeepa newspaper However, the Minister has stated that he had submitted information to the authorities at the request of the people