Around 200 homeless persons including those who were engaged in small scale trade and depending on daily income were taken to the quarantine centre in Sampur by a joint operation carried out by Navy, police and the Public Health officers. The operation was carried out to prevent the spread of COVID-19
The Colombo Electrical Traders Association (CETA) recently donated 100 face shields to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital on the request of Hospital Director Dr. Asela Gunawardena. The donation was done in the presence of CETA President Dhammika Samarawickrama, Co- Secretary Asgar Alli Akber Alli and Dr. Crishan Kularathnam.
Four S14 power sets ordered by the Railways Department arrived in Sri Lanka from China yesterday. The order was placed before the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world. The first shipment of five power sets out of the nine, arrived in Sri Lanka earlier this year.
A robotic machine to treat the coronavirus infected patients was donated to the Polonnaruwa General Hospital. The invention and research unit of MAS Intimate Pvt Ltd handed over this amidst hospital Director Specialist Dr. Sampath Indika Kumara and Dr. Duminda Indrakantha.
These are trying times for all of us due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed to curb the virus in the country. Many people were seen withdrawing cash from ATMs across the country to pay for the essential items and services. Seen here is an ATM cubicle at Mount Lavinia filled with receipts drawn out by the customers. Pix by Rekha Tharangani Fonseka
The ceremony to hand over a remote-controlled smart appliance called ‘Medi Mate’ in a bid to treat and test COVID-19 patients to the Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital was presided over by Director Naval Electrical & Electronic Engineering ( Fleet & Weapon) and Director Naval Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Admin & Utility) Commodore (Electrical) Kamal Bombugalage.
The Colombo Electrical Traders Association (CETA) donated a set of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Colombo Divisional Secretary Kanchana Gunawardena, to be handed over to the Grama Niladharis on duty. The second set of PPEs were donated to Dr. Ruwan Wijayamuni, Chief Medical Officer of Public Health, Colombo Municipal Council to be handed over to Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) on duty.
All the Buddhist temples across the country were seen deserted on Bak Full Moon Poya Day today due to the curfew imposed islandwide and the social distancing policy in force due to coronavirus pandemic. Pictures show how the Gangarama Temple which is usually filled with devotees on any other Poya Day has become deserted.
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