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India gifts consignment of medical gloves to Sri Lanka

In continuation of ongoing assistance from the Government of India to fight against the COVID19 Pandemic, today the High Commission handed over one consignment of medical gloves to the Government of Sri Lanka. Earlier on 7 & 8 April 2020, India gifted about 13 tonnes consignment of essential life-saving medicines to the Government of Sri Lanka. Earlier, during the SAARC Leaders? Video Conference on 15 March 2020, it was conveyed that India would offer online training capsules for the emergency

27 Apr, 2020

Students stranded in Bangladesh return to Sri Lanka

A group of 73 Sri Lankan students stranded in Bangladesh returned to Sri Lanka today. They arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport on a special SriLankan Airlines flight. Sri Lankan Airlines has been operating special flights to repatriate 443 Sri Lankans, mostly students, stranded overseas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sri Lankan Airlines said the special flights are being operated as part of measures taken by the Ministry of Foreign Relations to bring back Sri Lankans stranded ove

27 Apr, 2020

Presidential Task Force appointed to ensure health security at military camps

A discussion to identify measures that need to be taken to ensure the health security at military camps was held at the Presidential Secretariat today (27) under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and with the participation of retired security chiefs and medical experts. A Presidential Task Force headed by the Governor of the Western Province, Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Gunathilake was appointed for this purpose. The newly established Presidential Task Force is responsible for

27 Apr, 2020