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Ayurveda hospitals to be converted into Covid treatment facilities

Ayurveda hospitals are to be converted into Covid treatment facilities, the Health Ministry said today. The Health Ministry said that 50 such hospitals will be converted into Covid treatment facilities. Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that the decision was taken on the advise of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Speaking at a meeting held today, Wanniarachchi said that 50 Ayurveda hospitals will be converted into intermediate treatment facilities. As a result, she said that?3500 beds

23 May, 2021

Contact tracing underway in Parliament

Contact tracing is underway in Parliament for Covid infected persons after Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and his wife Jalani had tested positive for the coronavirus. Officials said that CCTV cameras are being used to detect anyone who came in close contact with Premadasa in Parliament. Health guidelines were strictly enforced during Parliament sittings last week. However, some MPs were seen at times having their face masks down and not maintaining social distancing. Meanwhile, the Oppos

23 May, 2021

Bahrain suspends entry for travellers from Sri Lanka

Bahrain has suspend entry of travellers from countries on its ‘Red List’, which includes India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal, from May, 24, Khaleej Times reported. Bahraini citizens and residency visa holders are not covered by the suspension, but will have to provide a PCR test before boarding a plane and quarantine for 10 days upon arrival, Khaleej Times quoted the BNA news agency as saying. Bahrain will also apply precautionary 10-day quarantine to vaccinated and non-vaccinate

24 May, 2021