A Group Of 296 Sri LANKANS Stranded In Oman Had Been Brought Back To Sri Lanka Yesterday (14)

A group of 296 Sri Lankans stranded in

Oman  due to the Corona pandamic had been brought back to Sri Lanka by a special Sri Lankan Airlines flight last evening  (14)according to Katunayake International Airport authorities.

Also 10 Sri Lankans stranded in China had arrived from a far Eastern Chinese Airways flight yesterday it has been reported .

"PCR ' tests performed on all these passengers and latet transported them to nearby hotels Untill receiving their test results .

Drug Smugglers Selling A Narcotic Inhaler Spray Targeting School Children in Colombo And Suburbs

Narcotic Smugglers had launched a

missuon to sell an Inhaler spray containing Narcotics by  targeting school children in Colombo and suburbs according to the Police Media Spokesman Senior Supirintendent of Police  (SSP) Jaliya Senaratne.

The Inhaler spray is being sold for Rs.15,000 and it will cause School children getting  addicted to narcotics easily the Police Media Spokesman has warned .Parents and teachers should have aware on this and try to make every attempt to prevent school children become drug adducts due to this Inhaler spray he has further said .

Take The Preassure Off Corona Virus -The Virus Will Bounce Bank -WHO Officials Say

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At A Time When World has Banned Large Gatherings Amidst Corona Pandamic, Colombo International Book Festival Is Going To Be Held As Planned?

As rest of the world has banned large gatherings due to the second wave of Corona virus spread ,organisers of Colombo International Book festival had decided to hold their annual Book exhibition as planned at Bandaranaike Internatonal Conference hall in Colombo -07 from  18- 27 th of  September this year it has been announced .

The Colombo International Book festival is known as a  crowd puller and at this point of time organizng a  large gathering may have created  an unnecessary health problems according to Health circles.

However the organisers of the Book festival Sri lanka Book Publishers Association has stated recently that it will organize this event the 21st edition   according to Corona prevention Health guidelines but did   not announce   the way they have planned to admit public to this event as it is scheduled to be held this time amidst corona pandamic.

According to the World Health Organization Corona virus is not a seasonal virus like other flu viruses and can bounce back at any time .The Organization has last Monday requested the countries to put preassure against the virus as much as they can to curb it .

Serious Mistakes Made Over Corona Outbreak At Ruby Princess Ship

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GOLDEN MELODIES

The 16 Year Old School Student At Rajanganaya Area Had Tested Positive For Corona Virus

The 16 year old School boy in

Rajanganaya, Anuradhapura District who was tested positive and negative for Corona virus in first  two "PCR "Tests performed yesterday (13), had tested positive for the virus in the third test it has been confirmed by Health Authorities today  (14).

The Corona positive student had been hospitalized and 50 students and 06 teachers of his school who were close contacts of the student are being self quarantined at present alomg with another 40 persons living around his house it had been announced.

The student who is a resident of yaya -05 in Rajanganaya area had identified as a Corona positive when the Officials of the Regional MOH Office at Rajanganaya had performed "PCR "test for selected 102 persons from the society.

Due to the Corona positive student no student as well as treachers had attended school both yesterday and today although the school is still not closed down by the Education authorities .

Twelve Corona positives Had Been Discharged From Hospitals Today (14)

A total of 12 Corona positives had been

discharged from hospitals today  (14)after full recovery ,increasing the total number of Corona positives discharged from hospitals to 2658 according to the Epidemeology Unit .

Meanwhile at the moment 92.1 percent out of the total number of Corona positives reported in the country had been recovered and the Corona death rate of the country too had dropped to 0.38 percent it has been reported.

However as a risk of spreading Corona virus in the country still prevails in  ,people are being advised by EpidemeologIsts  to follow corona prevention health guidelines including wearing a mask when using public transport and going to public places, further. 

Four Corona Positives Had Been Reported Today (14)- Epidemeology Unit

Four Corona Positives had been

reported  in the country today (14)according to the Epidemeology Unit.

• Accordingly three arrivals from United Arab Emirates (UAE) and another and arrival From Japan had tested positive for Corona virus whilst on quarantine at quarantine Centers ,increasing the total number of Corona positives reported in the country to 2886 the Unit has stated.

At the moment 217 Corona positives are being treated in Government  Hospitals. 

Secretaries Had Been Appointed To 28 Cabinet Ministries

New Secretaries had been appointed to

28 Cabinet Ministries by the  President Gotabaya Rajapakshe Yesterday (13) and today  (14).

Accordingly  25 Ministry Secretaries had been appointed yesterday and 03 were appointed today .The biggest change made by the President when appointing Ministry Secretaries is appointing Director General of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe as the Secretary to the Ministry of Enviornment.

Among those Ministry Secretaries that had been appointed are Retired Admiral Jayanath Kolambage as Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Retired Major General Sanjeewa Munasinghe as the Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Professor Kapila Gunawardane has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry  of Buddhasasana and religious Affairs     and Retired Major General Kamal Gunaratna as the Secretary to the Ministry of Defense.

The  names of 25 Ministry Secretaries appointed yesterday are given below .

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All Universities Are Due To Open This Momday (17)

Academic Activities of All Universities  in the island which were suspended in last March following the shut down of Univeraities due to the Corona pandamic ,are schedled to begin on  this Monday (17) according to the chairman of University Grants Commission Professor Sampath Amarathunga.

Accordingly All the universities will  open on coming Monday  and carrying out functions according to the Corona prevention health guidelines issued by the Health Ministry.

The third and final year exams of All medical Faculties had been conducted successfully since last Juy as planned he had Stressed during a press conference held at Government Information Department this noon(14).

Online classes conducted for some  University Students during pandamic proved as successfull  he has stated .