Around 65 Persons Who Were In Hiding After Close Contacts With A Corona Virus Positive In Puttalam Had Been Sent For Quarantine

Around 65 persons who were in  hiding  at Al qasim city Housing scheme in puttalam and in palavi area after having  close contacts with the corona virus positive found at Al qassim City housing scheme few days ago ,had been sent to punani Quarantine center last night( 09)for quarantine  according to MOH (Medical Officer On Health) office at Puttalam .

These persons had been taken to Zahira quarantine center first and from there transported them to the punani Quarantine center from four buses escorted by Army .

The corona virus positive identified from Al qassim city housing scheme few days ago returned to the island on 16 th of March after attending religious activities in Indonesia and posdible he was infected with the virus there Health officials have revealed .

However before identifying him he has hidden the details on his foreign visit and travelled Tharapuram village in Mannar to attend a funeral and many other places .

Tharapuram Village was locked down on  last wednesday (08)as a result . 

A 14 Day Quarantime Process For Those Crossing District Borders During Curfew Hours

Those who are  crossing  the district borders by violating curfew orders will be sent to quarantine cenrers for a  14 Day quarantine process from today (10)according to the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ajith Rohana .

Governmemt had imposed an island wide curfew from 20 th of March to prevent the spreadimg of Corona virus in tbe island and banned the transport activities among districts .

Only the essential service providers  like food suppliers with a valid curfew pass  are being allowed to cross the  borders of districts during curfew hours .

However so many people and vehicles had been taken in to custody by police during last few weeks when attempting to cross borders of districts .

One Corona Virus Positive Reported From Sri Lsnka Today (09)-02 Positives Were Recovered And Discharged

Only one corona Virus positive had been reported from Sri Lanka today (09)by 10 p.m .Accordingly the total number of Corona  virus positives reported from the country had been incressed to 190.

Meanwhile 02 corona virus positives
 had recovered fully and discharged from hospitals today (09) increasing the total number of Corona virus positives recovered and discharged from hospitals  to 49.

Seven deaths had been reported from Sri lanka since the first corona virus posotive reported from Sri lanka on 10 th of March .

The cremation of the Seventh deseased corona virus positive who was a gem bisinessman in Ratnapura at Kotikawatta Cemetary Crematorium this morning .

China Locked Down 'Suifenhe" City Over Spreading Of Corona Virus

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-china-52225475

Turkey's Unique Hand Sanitising Method For Corona Virus Fight

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/202004

07-turkeys-unique-hand-sanitiser

Truth

Current Restrictions In The Country Need To Continue To Bring Good Results-Dr.Anil Jasinghe

To bring successful results on

preventing the spreading of Corona virus in  Sri Lanka,the restrictions imposed islandwide  should have been continued further without easing them according to the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe.

The PCR tests carrying out to identify corona virus positives in  the country had been increased however only few positives are being identified Dr.Jasinghe has stated.

"Sri Lanka now at last stage of the problem created in the society by those who had returned from Italy. All Sri Lankans are being advised to follow the good habits  introduced by the government including social distancing rules



 He has stressed .