The First Corona Virus Death In Sri Lsnka Has Been Reported This Evening (28) At IDH Hospital

The first Corona Virus Death had been

reported from Sri Lanka this evening  (28) as a 60 year old person who had arrived from overseas has died whilst receiving treatment at  the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Infactious Diseases Hospital (IDH),Angoda .

The deceased who was a resident of Marawila in Chilaw had suffered from Diabetes ,High blood preassure and kidney failure  and died due to the complications of the diseases  according to the Health circles .

This death had been reported  18 days after the first Sri lankan Corona virus infected person has Been reported from Sri Lanka on 10th of March.

The deceased has  undergone a kidney Transplant surgery few years back it has been revealed. 

Another seven persons are currently receiving treatment at Intensive Care Unit of the Infectious Diseases Hospital according to the Epidemeology Unit. 

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Four New Corona Virus Positives Had Been Reported From Sri Lanka Today -The Total Number Of Positives Had Been Increased To 110

Four  new Corona Virus positives had been reported today (28)  by 4.45  p.m increasing the total number of Corona virus positives reported from Sri Lanka to 110 according to the Epidemiology Unit .

No  new corona virus positives had reported from Sri Lanka during yesterday (27) up to 2 p.m this evening .

Meanwhile 08 corona virus positives are being treated at present in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Infectious Diseases Hospital at Angoda  in critical condition Hospital sources have revealed .The condition of all  these patients is not severe it has been reported .

Another 02 Corona Virus positives had been discharged from Infectious Diseases Hospital ,Angoda this morning (28) after being fully recovered it has been reported .With these 02 the total number of Corona patients who got fully cured and discharged from the Hospital has been increased to 09 .

Meanwhile 199 corona virus suspected cases are being treated at 21 government hospitals at present the Epidemiology Unit has stated .

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A Home Delivery System Of Drugs Has Been Introduced

Ministry of Health has introduced an

Island wide  Home delivery system of Medicinal Drugs for Government and Private Hospitals patients in view of preventing patients from gathering around pharmacies amidst corona virus threat. 

Accordingly Government Hospital patients will be received their Monthly drugs to home directly through post free of charge and private hospital patients will receive their drug list to home through a lIst of pharmacies named by Health Ministry .

Private patients need to identify the pharmacy located near to their residance  through the pharmacy list published in  the Health Ministry website.  .Patients should take  a photograph of their drug prescription and send it  to vibar /WhatsApp /Imo numbers of the selected pharmacy  .

Then the required drugs will be delivered  to their doorstep within a 24 hour period. If the Drug is an urgent one it will be delivered as soon as possible the Ministry has stated .Payment for delivered drugs will be charged in addition to transport charges.Payments can be made from either cash or online. 

To find out the nearest pharmacy to order drugs to be delivered to house visit Health Ministry website www.health.gov.lk .

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