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Sunday, July 19, 2020

Australia -A Man Charges Over Tryling To Leave Hotel Quarantine To Light A Cigarette

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Boris Johnson Does Not Want A Second National Lockdown

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Another 12 Corona Positives Had Been Discharged From Hospitals Today (19)

Another 12 Corona positives had been

recovered and discharged from hospitals this morning (19) increasing the total number of Corona positives discharged from hospitals after full recovery to 2035 according to the Epidemeology Unit.

At the moment 679 Corona positives are being treated at Government Hospitals

PHI"s Withdrawn From Corona And Infectious Diseases Control Programmes Demanding Legal Powers To Combat Corona

All public health inspectors (PHI) in the

country are currently being withdrawn from all Corona Control activities and Control programmes on Infectious Diseases including dengue by demanding legal powers to prevent spreading corona virus in the society according to Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors Union .

Accordingly PHI Union is demanding Aithorities to provide legal powers to prevent unconcious situations face by the public during corona pandamic and withdrawing the statement made by Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi stating PHI"s will not be legally empowered during corona pandamic the Union 's president Upul Rohana has stressed.

Due to this action Corona Control activities and activities related to Infectious Disease control programmes are being paralysed it has been reported.

All Schools Are Scheduled To Be Re-Opened Next Week

The interim school holidays given to all

school children during last week due to corona transmission risk ,has been extended until 27 th of July (Monday )according to the recommendations made by director general of Health Services, Education Ministry has announced.

Accordingly from next Monday only the students of Grades 11,12 and 13 can attend schools and the rest of the students are scheduled to attend school from 10 th of August after the General election scheduled on 05 th of August the Ministry has stated .

Meanwhile the Director General Of Health Services had advised educational authorities in Rajanganaya and Welikanda areas where corona positives related to Kandakadu Corona cluster had been identified, not to reopen schools in those areas until 10 th of August .

Meamwhile new dates fixed for Government. G.C.E Advanced level and Grade five scholarship examination are due to be announced tomorrow .