The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) today urged the health authorities to speed up the COVID-19 testing of some 42,000 personnel who have been in contact with over 160 patients tested positive for the virus in the country.
The curfew imposed in all other districts except Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam, Kandy and Jaffna will be lifted at 6 am tomorrow (6) and will be re-imposed at 2 pm on the same day, the President’s Media Division said today.
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has proposed ten steps ’’Hammer and Dance Theory’’ to control COVID-19 Outbreak in Sri Lanka. “All possible aggressive actions should be implemented immediately to control COVID-19,” it said.
Health Minister Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi today expressed her utmost disappointment and anger when the Police and Health authorities detected a 67-year-old COVID 19 infected individual who had dodged quarantine for more than a week and suspected of having infected over 50 other Sri Lankans in the last few days.
Police curfew has been imposed in the Wattala and Ja-Ela areas from today 10.00 pm until further notice, police said. They said the curfew was imposed in line with the measures which are being taken to prevent the COVID-19 spread.
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka today said that the information he recently shared over coronavirus situation in Sri Lanka was received via the Facebook and that he was even ready to go to jail if it would help stop the spreading of COVID-19.
A 42-year-old male, who had returned from Italy and was at the quarantine centre at Kandakadu, has been tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total infected patients to 8, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said. This patient is currently receiving treatment at Polonnaruwa Hospital.
Lulu Group International Chairman and Managing Director, UAE based Indian billionaire, Yusuff Ali has postponed this month’s visit to Sri Lanka to discuss millions of dollars worth of investments with the government amid fears of the global coronavirus threat, the Daily Mirror learns.
If the rift between the faction led by UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and the one led by Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa is not settled by the date of nominations, the Ranil faction is to explore the possibility of contesting the general elections separately under the elephant symbol, a senior UNP official told Daily Mirror yesterday.
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