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Public, three-wheel drivers advised to maintain log for contact tracing

By Easwaran Rutnam The Police have advised the public and three-wheel drivers to maintain a log to help health officials trace contacts in the event someone contracts the coronavirus. Police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said that one of the issues which arose during investigations into the spread of the coronavirus in Minuwangoda was tracing close contacts of the patients. He told reporters today that while the employees of the Brandix facility in Minuwangoda have either been admitted to hospit

12 Oct, 2020

Repatriation flights rescheduled indefinitely

By Easwaran Rutnam The Government says it has been compelled to reschedule all repatriation flights in light of the latest coronavirus outbreak. Foreign Secretary Admiral Jayanath Colombage told Colombo Gazette that the repatriation flights of Sri Lankans living overseas have not been suspended, but instead have been rescheduled. The decision has been taken due to quarantine centres and hospitals reaching full capacity following the detection of the Minuwangoda COVID-19 cluster, he said. The

12 Oct, 2020

Pharmacies, essential goods outlets in curfew areas closed for three days

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Pharmacies and essential goods outlets will be closed in curfew imposed areas over the next three days. Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva told Colombo Gazette that the outlets will be closed from tomorrow (13) till Thursday (15). A curfew was imposed in a number of areas in the Gampaha district following the coronavirus outbreak in Minuwangoda. Initially, pharmacies and essential

12 Oct, 2020