Health Minister orders probe into Galaha Hospital incident

Dr. Asela Gunawardena appointed new Health Services DG

Dr. Asela Gunawardena has been appointed as the new Director General of Health Services. Prior to the appointment he was serving as the Director of the Kalubowila Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Dr. Asela Gunawardena replaces Dr. Anil Jasinghe who was made Environment Secretary several weeks back. The opposition and the general public kept questioning the Government’s delay to appoint a new Director General of Health Services. Questions had also been raised over the decision to remove Dr. A

27 Oct, 2020

Museums operating under CCF temporarily closed

All museums in Sri Lanka under the Central Cultural Fund (CCF) will be temporarily closed from today. The Central Cultural Fund said all museums, including those in Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya, Kataragama, Galle, and Kandy, will remain closed until further notice. The decision has been taken in light of the current coronavirus outbreak in the country, it added. Meanwhile, no decision has been taken to close the National Museum of Colombo which falls under the purview of the Department of Archaeolog

27 Oct, 2020

Mobile-based application to be launched for contact tracing

By Vyshnavy Velrajh A mobile-based application is to be launched for contact tracing and to warn users of coronavirus high risk areas. Head of the the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC), Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva told Colombo Gazette that the application will have a number of features. He said that among the features, the application will help warn users of high risk areas. The application will be introduced in the near future, he said.

26 Oct, 2020