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More close contacts linked to Minuwangoda coronavirus cluster test positive

More close contacts linked to the Minuwangoda coronavirus cluster have tested positive for the virus. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of the COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said that 24 close contacts of the Minuwangoda apparel facility tested positive for the virus over a 24-hour-period ending at 6am today. NOCPCO said that three employees of the apparel facility had also tested positive while details of another three people who tested positive was still not known. A total of 10

10 Oct, 2020

Labour Department insists no mandate to probe Covid related allegations on Brandix

By Indika Sri Aravinda The Labour Department says it has no mandate to probe Covid related allegations against the Brandix Minuwangoda facility. Minister of Labour Nimal Siripala de Silva has instructed the Labour Department to launch an investigation into Brandix on the basis that it had failed to ensure the safety of the employees during the coronavirus pandemic. However, Commissioner General of Labour RPA Wimalaweera told Colombo Gazette the Labour Department has no mandate to investigate

10 Oct, 2020

Sri Lanka says health protocol strictly followed during visit by Chinese delegation

Sri Lanka says the health protocol was strictly followed during the visit by a top Chinese delegation to Colombo yesterday. The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said that the first ever visit by Chinese leaders,?during the Covid-19 pandemic?to Colombo was organized under strict compliance of the health protocol ? an air-bubble concept, of the Ministry of Health. The Sri Lankan Government has come under fire for allowing the Chinese delegation to visit Colombo at a time when the coronavirus pandemic

10 Oct, 2020