Magistrate to decide on Friday on Interpol warrant for Udayanga

Health officials from Ragama and Welisara moved to quarantine center

Twenty-seven health officials from the Ragama and Welisara Hospitals were transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy- run quarantine center in Mulankavil, Mannar today. The Navy said the group had to be transferred as a health official from the Ragama Teaching Hospital had contracted the coronavirus after coming into contact with an infected patient from Ja-ela. The Navy detained 28 persons in the Suduwella area in Ja-ela last week for violating instructions to self-quarantine and moved the group to th

12 Apr, 2020

Group of 32 individuals in Ja-Ela moved to quarantine center

A group of 32 individuals in the Ja-Ela area who had contact with a coronavirus patient have been moved to a quarantine center by the Navy. The Navy had earlier moved another group of people from the area to a quarantine center. The Navy Intelligence Unit and Ja-ela Police had last week carried out a joint operation in the Ja-ela and Makewita areas to identify those who had come in direct contact with the coronavirus patients from Ja-ela. The Navy said it had identified 52 persons, 43 from Ja

13 Apr, 2020

Work from home period extended till 20 April

The Sri Lankan Government has extended the ?work from home? period till 20 April. The President?s Media Division (PMD) said that the decision to extend the work from home period has been taken in order to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus in Sri Lanka. The PMD said all Government, Semi- Government and Private institutions, except those declared as essential services, have been instructed to comply with the decision. The President?s Media Division pointed out that this period should

13 Apr, 2020