Nine Corona virus positives had been reported from the island within today (05) by 9 p.m increasing the total number of Corona virus positives detected in the country to 175 .
Also five Corona virus postives had been discharged from the hospitals today after full recovery and with these persons the total number of corona virus patients discharged from hospitals now stands at 33.
At the moment 137 Corona virus positives are being treated at 03 government Hospitals it has been revealed .There were five corona deaths reported from the country .
Government has announced this week from 06 th of April to 10th of April as a week of work from home for both government and Private sector Employees .
However the given period cannot be considered as a Government holiday it has been announced .Government had also announced last two weeks as weeks of work from home for the state and private sectors . Although state and private sector employees were asked to work from home during last two weeks avoid gatherings, there are no reports of evaluating the work performed at home by the employees.
Meanwhile except Six Districts namely Colombo ,Gampaha, Kalutara ,Puttalam ,Kandy and Jaffna the islsnd wide curfew imposed in 20 other districts will be removed at 6 a.m tomorrow (06)and to be re imposed at 2 p.m in the evening Until further notice.
The cremation of the fifth person died due to Corona Virus this morning (04) Was held at the Vijayabapura Cemetery cremarorium in Aralaganwila area this noon in the presence of Public health Inspectors, few staff members of Welikanda Base Hospital and few of the relatives of the deceased it has been reported
The cremation was held under the International Quarantine rules .The deceased had fallen a sick whlist undergoing quarantine process in Kandakadu Quarantine center and admitted to the Welikanda Base Hospital on 23 rd of March .
Prison Authorities had released 2961 prisoners most of them charged for minor offences from 17 th of March up to now under the advise of President Gotabaya Rajapakshe according to the President's Media Division.
Accordingly the prison inmates who had not been able to pay fines ,Those who are unable to fulfill bail conditions and those prisoners suffering from Serious health problems and had completed mUch of their prison sentences and those who are not being charged were among the prisoners who had been released.
These prisoners had been released accordance to the recommendations of a special committe appointed by the President .
