70 Stranded Sri Lankans In Thailand Brought Back To Sri Lanka

A special Maldivian Flight had brought

back 70 Sri lankans stranded at Bangkok ,Thailand due to Corona virus spread ,to Sri lanka this evening (17).

The Maldivian flight had brought back these Sri Lankans from Bangkok Airport and soon after arriving here Sri lanka Airforce personal had disinfected them and their luggage . Afterwards transported them to quarantine centers for quarantine through special Army Buses following the health check up at Health office in Katunayake Airport .

Twenty One Corona Positives Reported Today(16)-Total.Number Has Increased To 981

Twenty one new Corona virus positives

had been reported in Sri Lanka today (17) until 11.30 p.m increasing the total number of Corona positives to 981 according to Epidemeology Unit .

Accordingly 08 out of the first 10 Corona virus positives reported in the country today were Navy personal and  02 were Those who had arrived from London and undergoing quarantine at quarantine Centers .

At the moment 434 Corona positives and 209 Patients suspected as Corona positives are being treated at Government Hospitals it has been reported .

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Examinations Department To Allow Advanced Level Students To Use Calculators For Four Subjects

Examinations Department has decided

to allow Students who are due to sit for the forthcoming G.C.E Advanced Level examination to use calculators for four subjects according to the Examination Commissioner General Sahan.B Pujitha .
Accordingly Advanced level students will be allowed to use calculators when they are sitting for the examination  papers of  Accounts ,Engineering Technology ,Science for Technology and Bio System Technology subjects Examimation Commissioner has stated .
Examinations Department is planning to allow the using of Calculators for few other subjects as well  it has been reported .