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Friday, February 28, 2020

A Fire Erupted At Walamalai Reserve In Lakshapana

A fire had erupted in Walamalai

reserve attached to Laxapana area in Hatton since last Thursday (27)night it has been reported .

The Residents of the area had managed to contain the fire according to reports .
However as the fire began to spread in Upper areas of the reserve since yesterday (28)Bell-212 Aircraft belonging to Sri Lanka Airforce is being utilised to spray water taken from Maussakale Reservoir by air to douse the fire

The hot temperatures prevailed in yesterday (28)and the day after in the area believes to be the cause for the fire .

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Government Has Suspended The Signing Of MCC Agreement

Government has decided to suspend

the signing of proposed Millennium Challange Corporation (MCC)agreement with United States of America according to the Co-Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardane.

This decision had been Taken at the Cabinet Meeting according to the facts and recommendations of the Expert Interim committee appointed to review the MCC agreement he has stressed.

Earlier some Government Ministers has srated that around 70 percent of the agreement is agreeable.

A Fire Had Erupted in Newly Cinstructed Building At Bambalapitiya

A fire had erupted at a newly

constructed building in R.A De Mel Road near Bambalapitiya Junction this evening (28)believes to be due to the hot temperatures prevailed in most parts of Colombo today .

The fire had been later brought under control by the Colombo Municipal.Council Fire brigade which used four fire brigades to douse the fire .

Two Sri Lankan Males Arrived In From Italy Had Been Afmitted To IDH Hispital On Suspicion Of Infected With Corona Virus

Two Sri lankan males arrived in the

island from Italy with signs of Fever and coughing had been admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda (Fever Hospital )this evening on suspicion of contacted with Corona Virus (Covid -19 virus (28)according to the Health Ministry sources.

The two Sri lankans had been identified as suspects of Coronavirus at the health unit of Katunayake International Airport Health Unit .

They were later transferred to the IDH Hospital and their sputum Samples had sent to the Medical Research Institute in Borella to check whether they have infected with the virus .

Meamwhile Health officials had hesitant to reveal whereabouts of the two Sri Lankans arrived in from Italy when contacted to get information on them.