Over 103 kg of heroin seized from Kalubowila and Battaramulla areas

Police say public violated quarantine regulations in Gampaha

Public in various areas in the Gampaha district are reported to have violated the quarantine regulations yesterday (26). The quarantine curfew was relaxed from 08.00am to 10.00pm yesterday to enable residents of the Gampaha district to purchase essential goods and medicines. Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said that Police officers in Civil attire had observed that the public had violated quarantine regulations while shopping in various parts of the Gampaha district. The largest number of q

27 Oct, 2020

Mobile-based application to be launched for contact tracing

By Vyshnavy Velrajh A mobile-based application is to be launched for contact tracing and to warn users of coronavirus high risk areas. Head of the the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC), Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva told Colombo Gazette that the application will have a number of features. He said that among the features, the application will help warn users of high risk areas. The application will be introduced in the near future, he said.

26 Oct, 2020

Dr. Asela Gunawardena appointed new Health Services DG

Dr. Asela Gunawardena has been appointed as the new Director General of Health Services. Prior to the appointment he was serving as the Director of the Kalubowila Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Dr. Asela Gunawardena replaces Dr. Anil Jasinghe who was made Environment Secretary several weeks back. The opposition and the general public kept questioning the Government’s delay to appoint a new Director General of Health Services. Questions had also been raised over the decision to remove Dr. A

27 Oct, 2020