No move to get SL out from red list showing artificial drop in cases: Health DG

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There were no moves to create an artificial decline in COVID cases in order to get Sri Lanka removed from the ‘red list', Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardane said.

Addressing a news briefing, he vehemently dismissed reports, which say that Sri Lanka reduced the number of PCR tests to create an artificial drop in cases so that it could be removed from the red list.

"A country is not removed from the red list only considering the number of infections. There are other yardsticks based on which a country is removed from the red list,” he underscored.

“Transmission has slightly slowed in the community resulting in fewer admissions to hospitals, which is why there is a decline in COVID cases,” Health DG stressed.

The UK government announced on Saturday (18) that Sri Lanka would be removed from the red list of that country with effect from Wednesday (22).

Sri Lanka has been on the red list since June 8, as part of a group of countries the UK government has defined as particularly high-risk for new and emerging strains of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. (Sheain Fernandopulle)

Comments - 13

jan Friday, 24 September 2021 04:20 AM

There's a Physical Artificial Handling On Going At Every where for the Past 25 years

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B Sartiste Friday, 24 September 2021 06:14 AM

Don't BS man! Half the people in my village who presented with serious symptoms and deaths were ignored by the local PHI. No one other than Government Servants were tested. PCR was refused in hospitals.

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selvakumar Friday, 24 September 2021 06:25 AM

corona virus transmission has slightly slowed in the community because the recent many people had vaccines in successfully in sri lanka!!!

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Sandy Friday, 24 September 2021 07:29 AM

In developed countries nobody takes social media rumours seriously , only in SL

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Sachi Kuhananthan, MD Friday, 24 September 2021 08:50 AM

The pandemic is over in Sri Lanka. The daily deaths have come down by about 70 percent from the peak. Since deaths lag by about 2 weeks, this indicates that the cases were already down by 70 percent, two weeks ago.

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Sam Silva Friday, 24 September 2021 05:22 PM

Not sure where you got your medical degree because all your ignorance comments shows you are a fake.

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joshua Friday, 24 September 2021 08:56 AM

we know how this Government works and the World also knows it.

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Priya Friday, 24 September 2021 01:34 PM

There are many who wouldn't want to see the infection and deaths decreasing.

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Shehan Friday, 24 September 2021 03:17 PM

Agree with different indicators being considered for removal.. but rest is BS..Sad that some doctors are not professionals these days

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vithura Friday, 24 September 2021 03:38 PM

In the UK percentages of those who have been vaccinated are published on a daily basis, whereas in SL 'almost all' above the age of 30 years have been vaccinated is the best stats that was read out at the UN by you know who. What a sorry state the country is in.

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Ralaharamy Friday, 24 September 2021 04:28 PM

What you say is Gospel Truth. Because we don't walk in a magic robe, which can be seen by wise people only.

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ala Friday, 24 September 2021 05:07 PM

Is the government following artificial intelligence , oracle database, robotics and gnanatics.

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GTY Saturday, 25 September 2021 01:06 PM

Sri Lanka will never develop while you guys are living in this country.

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