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Worst of the pandemic may finally be over

The worst of the pandemic may finally be over, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, the Director of Allergy Immunology and Cell Biology Unit at Sri Jayewardenepura University said quoting US researchers. Dr. Chandima Jeewandara tweeted saying based on new modelling results from a consortium of researchers advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the worst of the pandemic may finally be over. The team?s ?COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub,? which is co-coordinated by researchers at Penn St

27 Sep, 2021

No basis for fears in Sri Lanka over fake ISIS WhatsApp group

The authorities have urged the public not to panic over a fake ISIS WhatsApp group named Interschool. Police Media Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that there is no evidence to say the WhatsApp group was created by ISIS. An internal Police document with regards to the WhatsApp group circulated on social media spreading panic among the public. Reports of a fake WhatsApp group has been in circulation since as back as 2017. The message with regards to the fake group reads ?There is a WhatsA

26 Sep, 2021

Guidelines being prepared to enforce once curfew is lifted

Guidelines are being prepared to enforce once the quarantine curfew is lifted, Army Commander, General Shavendra Silva said today. He said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has given instructions to have the guidelines ready once the curfew is lifted. General Shavendra Silva that the curfew is expected to be lifted on 1st October at 4am. He said that all the respective Ministries have been instructed to be prepared to advise the public on the guidelines for the respective sectors. Accordingl

27 Sep, 2021