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Five coronavirus patients escape from Gallella treatment facility

Five coronavirus infected patients escaped from the Gallella treatment facility, the Police said today. The Police said that the five patients are infected prisoners who had been admitted to the Gallella treatment facility in Polonnaruwa. A search operation was launched to locate the five patients who had escaped from the treatment facility this morning. A number of patients have escaped over the past couple of months but have eventually been found. Earlier this month a Covid patient escaped

31 Dec, 2020

Media allowed to cover Parliament proceedings from January

The media will be allowed to enter the Parliament premises for the purpose of covering Parliamentary proceedings from January. During the last couple of months the media had been prevented from entering Parliament as a result of the coronavirus. However, journalists will now be allowed to enter the Parliament premises by following the guidelines set out in accordance with the COVID-19 health regulations. The Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said that the first sitting of th

30 Dec, 2020

India tells Sri Lanka to release fishermen and boats

India has called on Sri Lanka to release detained Indian fishermen and to also free their boats. The Fourth Meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on Fisheries was held ?today through virtual mode. The Indian delegation was led by Dr. Rajeev Ranjan, Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The other members of the Indian delegation included senior representatives from the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministr

30 Dec, 2020