Hikkaduwa Police had arrested a 43 year old British National with 01 Kilo Gramme of Cannabis in his possession at Hikkaduwa area during a raid carried out yesterday (12) .
The suspect was arrested according to an information received by the police and he is due to be produced before the court ,
The consumer affairs authority had today (12) issued a circular regarding the fixed prices of "PCR " amd "Rapid Antigen "Tests performs in Private health sector ,
Accordingly private sector should charge Rs.6500 for a "PCR " test and Rs.2000 for a "Rapid Antigen "Test from the public .Those who are violating the circular will be punished according to the law the Health Ministry had stated ,
A total of 3039 Corona positives had been reported to day (12) in the country ,increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so fat to 345,118 according to Director General Of Health Services ,
At the moment 37,199 Corona positives are being treated at Government Hospitals and Quarantine Centers it has been revealed ,
Sri Lanka has reported 156 Corona deaths today (12) increasing the total number of Corona deaths reported so far in the country to 5620 according to Director General Of Health Services
Accordingly 87 Males and 69 females had died due to Corona infection and out of the deceased 121 were of the age over 60 years ,
Many health Professionals including Medical specialists .Nurses ,Public Health Inspectors and Trade Unions /Organizations have demanded the government to imposes a strict lockdown for 3-4 weeks to curb the spread of highly infectious Delta variant in the country ,
These professionals had warned that the total capacity of hospitals will be overwhelmed if the daily Corona infections continue to rise .
Meanwhile Government Nursing Officers Association had stated that more than 5000 health workers including including 1000 nurses had been tested positive for corona virus in the country so far and 4 had died .
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