Colombo High Court grants bail to Basil

AG’s advice sought on unclaimed bodies

By Indika Sri Aravinda The Government has sought the Attorney General?s advise on cremating unclaimed bodies of Covid victims. The Health Ministry said it has reached out to the Attorney General as the Government is not vested with legal powers to carry out such cremation. Deputy Director General of Public Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath told Colombo Gazette that an issue has arisen as a result of the relatives of Covid victims refusing to provide written consent to cremate the bodies. E

04 Dec, 2020

Atalugama becomes a hotspot after spitting incident

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Atalugama in Bandaragama has become a hotspot as officials engaged in Covid related duties have refused to continue their services in the area. The refusal comes after a Covid patient had spat on the face of a Public Health Inspector (PHI) when the latter had attempted to transfer him to a Covid treatment centre on Wednesday (02). PHI Association Secretary M. Baalasooriya told Colombo Gazette that as a result, two PHI officers and a cab driver who were involved in the proc

04 Dec, 2020

Covid patient produced before Magistrate via Skype

A coronavirus patient was produced before the Panadura Magistrate today using Skype technology. The Covid patient had spat?on the face of a Public Health Inspector (PHI) in Atalugama when the latter had attempted to transfer him to a Covid treatment centre on Wednesday (02). The Bandaragama Police arrested the suspect today and produced him before the Panadura Magistrate using Skype technology. The PHI officer who was spat on and PHI officer in charge of Atalugama also appeared before the Mag

04 Dec, 2020