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Those Who Publish Fake Social Media Posts And Spreading Rumours On Corona Situation To Be Punished-Police

Those who are posting fake posts in

Social media platforms and spreading rumours ,saying coroma positives have been identified in various places in Sri Lanka will be severely punished according to the law the Police Media Spokesman Senior Supirintendent Of Police Jaliya Senaratne has stated.

There's no truth in social media posts and rumours claiming several  coroma positives have been reported from many areas in the country  during last few days he has stressed.


Police Media Spokesman has requested the public not to be mislead due to these posts and rumours and only believe the releases issued by Government Information Department and Corona prevention task .force on the Corona situation.

Another 254 Sri Lankans Stranded In England Had Been Brought Back To Sri Lanka Today ?10)

A special Sri Lankan Airlines flight carrying 254 Sri Lankans stranded at

England due to the Corona pandemic had touched down Katunayake International Airport this morning (11)it has been reported.

These Sri lankans arrived from Heathrow International Airport in England are Sri Lankans went to England for higher studies and employment it has been revealed.

All the Passangers of the flight with the crew cabin had undergone "PCR "tests at the Airport and later they were transported to nearby hotels Untill receiving their test  results .

Virus Deadlier Then Corona Spreading In Kazakhstan -Chinese Embassy Claims

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GOLDEN MELODIES

Government To Provide Concessions To The Electricity Bills Issued During Last March ,April And May

Government has decided to grant

concessions for the Electricity bills of the consumers for the months of March,April and May where an island wide  curfew has been imposed to prevent spreading of corona virus ,as the Electricity Board had forced consumers to pay double of the regular bill amounts.

According to the Cabinet Spokesman ,Minister Bandula Gunawardana the five member committe set up to look in to the ways that granting concessions for the bills of Electricity consumers had suggested that government should bear  the 25 percent of those Electricity consumers for the first 90 units ,providing a Three month grace period for consumers to settle the Electricity bills and not to disconnect the Electricity over late payments of those moths.

The report of the committee had been ihanded over to the Cabinet .

However as President wants  more additional concessions to be given to the consumers regarding their electricity bills for  the mentioned months Cabinet will be made a final decision on this during next week's  Cabinet meeting the Minister has stressed .

Another 03 Close Associates Of A Kandakadu Drug Rehabitation Center Officer Tested Positive For Corona infection -300 positives Reported Yesterday (10)

Another three close associates of an

officer attached to Kandakadu Drug Rehabilitation Center had tested positive for Corona virus yesterday  (10),increasing the total number of Corona positives reported yesterday to 300 according to Epidemeology Unit.

Accordingly the total number of  Corona positives reported so far in the country has been increased to 2454 the unit has stated.

Meanwhile  two prison officers attached to the kitchen at Colombo Remand prison had fallen sick and admitted to Colombo National Hospital yesterday. Both officers are being quarantined at the ward there and they are due to undergo "PCR "tests to check their corona status today (11)according to sources.

At the moment 463 Corona positives are being treated in  Government Hospitals.