Police arrest suspect with heroin worth Rs 12 million in Marawila

Special COVID operation in Western Province including at 12 exit points

By Easwaran Rutnam A special COVID operation was launched today (28) in the Western Province, including at 12 exit points. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that rapid antigen tests and PCR tests will be conducted during the operation. The Police had earlier announced that rapid antigen tests and PCR tests will be conducted at 11 exit points in the Western Province. However, DIG Rohana today said that these tests will be conducted at 12 exit points

28 Jan, 2021

Coronavirus situation in Sri Lanka out of control

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The coronavirus situation in Sri Lanka is currently out of control, the Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Association said. PHI Association Secretary M. Baalasooriya told Colombo Gazette that the spread of the virus has reached an unmanageable situation. He said that employees at various hospitals, students at a number of schools, police personnel, and government employees have contracted the virus. “This has prompted many wards at hospitals to be closed, and several governm

28 Jan, 2021

Vaccination to begin at six hospitals in and around Colombo

By Easwaran Rutnam? The coronavirus vaccination programme will begin at six hospital in and around Colombo. The Health Ministry said that the vaccination programme will be carried out on the staff at six hospitals tomorrow (Friday). Health Services Deputy Director General Dr. Hemantha Herath said that selected staff at the Colombo National Hospital, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Homagama Base Hospital, Colombo East Base Hospital, and the Infectious Diseases

28 Jan, 2021