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Government assures no shortage of food

The Government says there are ample essential goods to last till April 2020, and there will be no food shortage in Sri Lanka in the near future. Co-Cabinet Spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardena said the Government had taken measures to store extra essential goods in view of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrated in April. He further said that Sri Lanka, which was dependent on imports for most essential goods, will not be affected despite a lockdown in various countries world over due to th

26 Mar, 2020

Sri Lanka appeals for debt moratorium from donor agencies

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested the international donor agencies to provide a debt moratorium or debt deferment facility to all vulnerable developing nations to the coronavirus risk. The President had urged the Director General of the World Health Organization to forward this request to multi-lateral and bilateral lending agencies. President Rajapaksa pointed out that the relief would be helpful to manage COVID-19 Social Distancing, Public Health and Social Security Systems in those

25 Mar, 2020

Six returnees who skipped quarantine process found

By Indika Sri Aravinda Six returnees from Italy who skipped the quarantine process in Sri Lanka have been found, the Police said. Police Media Spokesman SP Jaliya Senaratne told the Colombo Gazette that the six people have now been placed under quarantine. The Police had been looking for 12 people, including some children, who had returned from Italy but had not been quarantined. It was later found that one of them, a woman, had left the country a few days after her return. The Police had s

25 Mar, 2020