SLTB deploys over 275 buses for health personnel transport

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has so far deployed over 275 buses to provide transport facilities for the health sector personnel, the Deputy General Manager H.A. Pandula told the government news portal today.

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One hundred and forty five (145) persons quarantined under Navycare

One hundred and forty five (145) persons have been directed to the quarantine centre at Boossa Naval Base as of now. The quarantine centre at Boossa Naval Base was established to support the quarantine of persons arriving in the island, in the backdrop where the new coronavirus is spreading all over the world.

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Pharmacies to remain open during curfew

Due to the ongoing island-wide curfew, imposed by the government with the aim of preventing the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), a large number of patients who obtain prescribed medicines from hospitals and pharmacies are facing a dilemma.

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Corona prevention: three districts named high-risk zones & essential commodities to be home delivered

Issuing a statement, the PresidentMedia Division noted that the Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts have been identified as high-risk zones with regard to the spread of Covid-19.

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Presidential special committee to look into possible relief for prisoners unable to meet their bail conditions met today

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed the relevant authorities to consider the possibility of granting relief measures to those in prison for being unable to fulfil their bail conditions over minor offences.

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Coronavirus patients rise to 101

With the confirming of four more Coronavirus positive cases today (24) the total number of infected persons in the country (including the Chinese national who was initially tested positive) has risen to 101.

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