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Saturday, April 11, 2020

All Schools To Be Re-Opened On 11th Of May

Government has decided to re open all

schools on 11 th of May for the second term not on 20th of April as earlier planned in view of preventing the spreading of corona virus in the society .
Steps are being taken to provide facilities to students to carryout their studies through distance learning system during the long holidays according to the Ministey of Education .

Meanwhile the power to take a
decision regarding opening of universities after consideting the situation has been given to University authorities through Ministry of Hhigher Education .

917 New Corona Virus Deaths As Authorities Told Public To Stay At Home

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-

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GOLDEN MELODIES

Msximum Control Price For Five Rice Varities

Government has introduced a control price for Rice varities ,Keeri Samba ,Red and White Samba and Red and White Kakulu with effect from yesterday (10).

Accordingly the maximum retail price of Kilo Gramme of Keeri Samba should be Rs.125,A kilo gramme of Red and White Ssmba should be Rs.90 and Red and White Kakulu Kilo will be Rs.85 .

The traders who are selling these Rice varities for higher prices will be severely pinished according to the Consumer Afairs Authority .

Coronavirus: US overtakes Italy as country with most deaths

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/11/us-coronavirus-death-toll

A man is wheeled out of Lenox Hill hospital in Manhattan as a woman, foreground, is wheeled into the emergency room on Friday, as the daily death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in the city neared 800 for the third straight day.

Islandwide Curfew To Be Temporarily Lifted In 20 Districts Except 06 Districts On This Thursday (16)

The island wide curfew currently being imposed will be lifted in 20 districts for 10 hour period except 06 Districts that are identified as high risk zones of spreading corona virus ,on coming Thursday (16) at 6 a.m The Presidential Media Division has announced this evening (11).

Accordingly the curfew imposed in 20 districts except Colombo ,Gampaha ,Kalutara ,Puttalam ,Kandy and Jaffna Districts will be lifted at 6 a.m on this Thursday and re imposed at 4 p.m on the same day .

Earlier the authorities have decided to lift the curfew on 6 a.m this Tuesday (14)until 4 in the evening .

Curfew imposed in The six districts mentioned above will be continued until further notice it has been announced .

Public is being advised to limit the purchase of goods to most essential ones after lifting the curfew and avoid travelling to other districts .

Also Government has requested from the public to restrict the folowing of Sinhala /Hindu new year customs among family members only .

Public will be able to putchase goods at home through the Home delivety system intriduced by the Government it has been stated .However many complained that they have not received anything through home delivery system implemented by government and private sector super markets up to now and many goods were delivered to only a certain areas in Colombo where Parliamentaruans and their relatives are being located .

The home delivery system is a total failure they have stated .