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Wellawatte resident arrested for spreading fake news

A resident in Wellawatte has been arrested for spreading fake news, the Police said. The Police said the 60-year-old man was arrested for publishing fake news related to the coronavirus situation. He was arrested after he published the fake news on social media. Meanwhile, 51 people were arrested for violating the quarantine curfew last night. DIG Ajith Rohana said that the curfew violators were arrested in the Minuwangoda, Veyangoda and Divulapitiya areas. The Government has enforced a Pol

06 Oct, 2020

Government says no immediate plan to impose islandwide curfew

The Government says there is no plan to impose an islandwide curfew as a result of the situation which has arisen in Gampaha. The Government Information Department said that steps are being taken to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the Divulapitiya and Minuwangoda areas in Gampaha. So far the Government has enforced a Police curfew only in the Divulapitiya, Minuwangoda and Veyangoda areas. The curfew was declared after a woman in Divulapitiya tested positive for the coronavirus. The

05 Oct, 2020

Key decisions to be taken after results of latest PCR tests are obtained

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Government is to take some key decisions once the results of the latest PCR tests on the Minuwangoda factory workers are obtained. Cabinet Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that the next 48-hours will be critical with regard to the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the Gampaha district. Minister Rambukwella said that a large number of PCR tests have been conducted to identify more patients and the results are due either by this evening or tomorrow. The Government

06 Oct, 2020