EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: Oct 21, 2020

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Quarantine Curfew Is Being Imposed In Five Police Divisions In Colombo Until Monday Morning

Quarantine Police Curfew is being imposed in five Police Divisions in Colombo with immediate effect since this morning (22/ until 5 a.m on next Monday (22)under the instructions of Acting Director General Of Health Services Dr.S.Sridharn .

Accordingly quarantine Curfew has been imposed in Modara ,Mattakkuliya ,Bloemendhal Road ,Wellampitiya and Grandpass police divisions to avoid spreading Corona virus after detecting two fish merchants attached to paliyagoda fish market and living in halmulla ,kotuwila area as Corona positives last Tuesday.

Police Media Spokesman Deputy Inspector General Of Police (DIG)Ajith Rohana had appealed the public in these police divisions to restrict travelling during the Curfew period and stay at home .

Quarantine Police Curfew Had Been Imposed In Gampaha District Until Next Monday

Quarantine Police Curfew has been imposed in Whole Gampaha District from 10 p.m last night (21)until 5 a.m Next Monday (26) due to the surge of Corona positives in the District the National Covid-19 Prevention Center has announced .

Earlier Quarantine Police Curfew has been imposed in 20 police divisions in Gampaha District .

Paliyagoda Fish Market Had Been Temporarily Closed Down After 49 Persons Related To The Market Tested Positive For Corona Virus

Paliyagoda Fish Market in Colombo had been closed down temporarily yesterday (21)after 49 persons related to the market mainly fish merchants had been tested positive for Corona virus through the "PCR"tests performed on them last Monday (19).

"PCR "'tests were performed on 105 persons related to the fish market and out of them 49 were tested positive for virus it has been revealed .All the positives had been hospitalized for treatment .

Six Villages In Kalutara District Had Been Locked Down Since Yesterday ((21)

Six villages belonging to the Agalawatte and Palindanuwara Divisional secretariats at Kalutara District had been locked down since yesterday (21) until further notice due to the spreading of Corona virus in these areas according to Health circlies .

Accordingly Agalawatte ,Gorakgama,,Beragama ,,Dapiligoda ,Kakulandsra North belonging to Agalawatte Divisional Secretariet and Bellana Of Palindanuwara Divisional Secretariet had been locked down since yesterday .

manning Market Complex To Be Temporarily Shut Down

Manning Market Complex in Pettah ,Colombo had been closed down for a five day period from tomorrow(22) until 5 a.m on next Monday (26) to avoid Corona spread according to the Traders of the Complex .

This step has been taken accordance to the advise of Police and Manning Town Traders union had requested all traders and public to avoid visiting the Complex these days .

14 trade stalls of the Manning Market complex had been temporarily closed down few days back after detecting a Corona virus positive there .