The University Grants Commission (UGC)office at Ward Place in Colombo -07 has been temporarily closed down since last morning (08)after detecting one of the employees at the office as a Corona positive the Minister of Education Professor G.L Pieris has informed yo the parliament yesterday .
"PCR "tests are being conducted on all employees at the UGC after the incident professor Pieris had stated .
State Minister of Batik ,Hand Machinary and Local handlooms Dayasiri Jayasekare had been tested positive for Corona Virus and admitted to a Quarantine treatment center at Hikkaduwa in Galle District (Southern Province ) yesterday (08)according to The government sources .
The state Minister had been identified as asymptomatic Corona positive it had been revealed .His family members ,Many Cabinet Ministers ,parliamentarians ,Officials and members of the General public who had close contacts with him had been informed by the Health authorities to quarantine it has been reported .
State Minister Jayasekare had undergone a "PCR " test after three persons who had met him at his office in Hettipola at Kurunagala two weeks ago had been tested positive for Corona virus according to reports .
The Minister was the first Parliamentarian identified as infected with Corona virus since the Corona pandamic had began spreading in the country since last March .
A total of 524 Corona positives had been reported yesterday (08) increasing the total number of Corona positives reported in the country so far to 47,305 According to National Covid -19 Prevention Center .
Accordingly all these Corona Positives were contacts of the previous Corona positives reported from.Minuwangoda ,Paliyagoda and Prisons Corona clusters the center has stated .The total number of Corona positives reported so far from these Corona clusters had now risen to 43,547 .
At the moment 6763 Corona positives are being treated at government hospitals and treatment centers .
Three more Corona Deaths had been reported yesterday (08)in the country increasing the total number of Corona deaths reported so far to 225 according to the Health Ministry
Accordingly two males and a female of the ages 75,72 and 87 years had died due to the. Complications of the non communicable diseases suffered by them caused by the Corona virus the Ministry has stated .
Two males had died at Colombo National and Ratnapura Teaching Hospitals and the female. Had died at home it had been revealed .
A total of 525 Corona positives had been reported yesterday (07)in the country ,increasing the total number of Corona positives reported upto last night to 46,780 according. To National Covid -19 Prevention Center .
Accordingly All the positives reported yesterday too were contacts of Previous Corona positives reported from Minuwangoda ,Paliyagoda and Prisons corona clusters .
Another 03 Corona deaths had been reported today (07) increasing the total number of Corona deaths reported so far to 222 according to National Covid -19 Prevention Center .
Accordingly three males of the ages 53,62 and 89 years resided in Mithirigala ,Beruwala and Colombo-14 had died due to Corona infection .One death occured at a house .
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
