EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: Mar 6, 2021

Saturday, March 6, 2021

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Cancer Ward Of The Badulla General Hospital Had Been Closed Down After Identifying 31 Corona Positives

The Cancer Ward attached to Badulla General Hospital had been temporarily Closed Down last Friday (05 ) after identifying 31 Corona Positives from the Ward including 29 patients and those who are taking care of them it has been reported .There were a Doctor and two other health staff employees among those who had been identified as Corona Positives through the "PCR " Tests carried out at the Hospital few days a go .

Two nurses and another two health employees attached to the Cancer ward had tested positive for Corona Virus before identifying the latest group of Corona positives it has been revealed .All the Ward health staff members identified as Corona positives were recipients of first dose of the Corona Vaccine the Hospital sources have stated ,

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A Minor Employee Arrested Over Taking Bribes From An Individuals To Give Priority When Getting Corona Vaccination

A Minor Employee attached to A MOH office in Maradana had been arrested by the Maradana Police yesterday (06) over taking Rs.1000 each from an individuals who were in Queue at a Corona Vaccine Center to give priority for Getting the Oxford -Astraseneca "Covishield " Vaccine according to the Police .

The suspect was arrested whilst working in the Vaccine Center located at Muslim Culture Center in Dematagoda Road ,Maradana last evening with a sum of Rs.20,000 collected from an individuals who were in the queue to get the vaccine outside the queue Maradana Police has stated ,

According to the Police Intelligence Division at Western Province ,the suspect has involved in taking bribe money from an individuals in Vaccine Queue to give priority when receiving vaccines since the beginning of the Corona Vaccination Programme .Police investigations are underway regarding the incident .

Four Corona Deaths Reported Yesterday (06)

Another 04 Corona deaths had been reported yesterday (06) Increasing the total. Number of Corona deaths that had been reported so far to 497 according to National Covid -19 Prevention Center .

Accordingly two males and two females resided at Dodamgoda ,Colombo -09,kolonnawA and Battaranulle areas had died due to the complications of the non communicable diseases suffered by them as a result of Corona infection .

The deceased were of the ages 83,65 and 77 years it has been revealed .However the age of the deceased female at Colombo -09 has not yet been identified .

360 Corona Positives Had Been Reported Yesterday (06)

A total of 360 Corona positives had been reported yesterday (06)in the country ,increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far to 85,336 according to the National Covid 19 Prevention Center

Accordingly all these Corona positives were close contacts of previous Corona positives reported from several Corona clusters in the country it has been. Reported .

At the moment 3074 Corona positives are being treated at Government hospitals and treatment centers the National Covid -19 Prevention Center has stated .