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A total of 35 individuals left for their homes on completion of 14-days quarantine process at the Damminna quarantine center, yesterday (May 01).
A batch of 125 Sri Lankan expatriates, who arrived the country from Kolkata, India, on Friday (April 30), had sent to Sri Lanka Army managed quarantine centers.
Along with the 16 coronavirus positive patients reported yesterday (1), the total positives in Sri Lanka has risen to 690.
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) recovered a bus veered off to lagoon from the Kareinagar causeway while commuting from Jaffna to Colombo, yesterday (May 1).
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Four persons at the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) run quarantine centre, Oluvil have been tested positive for COVID-19 and they have been sent to the Kaththankudi BAse Hospital for further treatments yesterday (30).
DIG Ajith Rohana said out of 31 identified COVID-19 clusters only four clusters remain active.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said Sri Lanka, with experiences of overcoming difficult and challenging times in the past, would certainly win the battle against COVID – 19 with unity getting the support of the working class.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that virus control activities should be strengthened through identifying weaknesses and lapses while initiating measures to correct them.
A total of 21,000 PCR tests have been conducted so far and only three percent has been confirmed as virus contracted in the island, the President Media Division (PMD) says.
Sri Lanka has been able to bring the spread of COVID -19 under control in general, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said.
A total of 42,101 people and over 10,860 vehicles have been arrested for curfew violations since March 20 till today(April 30), the Police Media Division stated.
The government has announced that curfew that will be imposed in 21 districts today at 8.00 p.m will continue until 5.00 a.m. May 04.
A total of 3,609 individuals are still under quarantine in 32 tri-services managed quarantine centers.
Defence Secretary Maj.Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne requested the public not to stigmatise Tri-Forces personnel, especially the sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy, and their families who have been infected while fighting to contain the spread of coronavirus virus.
The Defence Ministry said no directive was issued to establish quarantine centres in schools for Tri-Forces personnel to undergo 14-day quarantine process.
Another SriLankan aircraft has reached New Delhi today (29) to fetch 143 Sri Lankan students those who are stranded in India.
The COVID – 19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund has surpassed Rs. 866 million and donations will be credited to a special account (85737373) at the Bank of Ceylon Corporate Branch.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in meeting with Chief prelate, Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dhrama Maha Sanga Sabha Most Ven. Dr. Iththapana Dhammalankara Thero and His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith yesterday (28), has emphasized the possibility of utilizing of electronic media for upcoming Vesak celebrations, says President Media Division (PMD).