GOLDEN MELODIES

 

Seven Employees At Main Office Of Brandix Apperal In Colombo Had Been Tested Positive For Corona Virus

 Seven employees attached to the Main factory of Brandix Apperal group in Colpetty (Colombo )had been tested positive for Corona virus yesterday (13)bringing the total number of Corona positives related to Minuwangoda Brandix Corona Cluster

identified from Colombo District to 10.

All the seven Brandix Apperal  employees tested positive for Corona virus  yesterday are residents in Colombo District and related to the Minuwangoda Brandix Corona Cluster it has been revealed .

These employees were under quarantine  when they were tested positive for Corona Virus  through "PCR "tests conducted on them  and they were hospitalized afterwards .

The partners of these positive employees at Brandix Apperal Main Office are Doctors, Bank officers and Executive officers and wife of one positive is a Doctor attached to South Colombo  (Kalubowila )Teaching Hospital and currently under maternity leave it has been reported. 

The husband of the said doctor had also visited the recently concluded International Book Fair in BMICH it has been revealed .

Six Shops At Borella Area Closed Down As Few Corona Positives In The Area Vsited Them

 Six Shops including two cafes at Borella (Colombo )had  been closed down temporarily yesterday (13)as few Corona positives identified at Leslie rangala road in Borella reported as  visited these shops .

These Corona positives had been identified during the "PCR "tests carroedout in the area .

Europe Tighten Measures Amidst Sharp Rise In Corona Cases

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Government Has Requested All Public And Private Institutions To Update The Details Of Their Employees

 Government has requested all the Public and Private institutions in the country to update the personal details of all their employees within next 03 days in view of Current corona pandemic.

Government is being expected all institutions in the country  to update their employees details after
knowing that personal details of those  employees at Brandix Apparel factory in Minuwangoda   who went missing soon after the creating of a Corona cluster were not updated .The contact numbers /lodging places, and  resident addresses of those employees who are in hiding are incorrect according to Polic Media Spokesman  Deputy Inspector General Of Police (DIG ) Ajith Rohana .

   

Government To Reduce The Import Taxes Imposed On Big Anions ,Canned Fish ,Sugar and Dhal

Government has decided to remove import taxes imposed on four essential commodities namely  Big Anions ,Canned fish, Sugar and Dhal with effect from midnight tonight  (13) considering the current rise of Cost of Living and corona pandemic threat ,the President's Media Division has
announced this evening . 

Accordingly the new  price  of a Kilo Gramme of Big Anions will be Rs.100 ,Price of a a Kilo Gramme of Sugar will be Rs.85  and a tin of Canned fish will be Rs.200 with effect from midnight tonight.

Those  who are purchasing goods over Rs.500 worth unclouding Big anions ,Sugar and Canned Fish from government owned Sathosa outlasts will receive a Kilo Gramme of Dhal for Rs.150 it has been revealed .  

Pinnawala Elephant Orpganage To Close Down Temporarily

 Department of Zoology  has decided to close down the Pinnawala Zoological Garden and Pinnawala Elephant orphanage for tourists temporarily due to the current Corona pandamic threat it haa been announced today (13).

This decision has been taken accordance to the instructions given by Ministry of Wild Life. 

However administration activities of the Pinnawala orphanage is scheduled to be functioned normally .