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Private Buses To Be Withdrawn From Roads By Monday ,If The Authorities Fail To Increase Bus Fares

 If the authorities fail to give permission to Increase the Bus fares sufficiently else providing a Diesel subsidy for Private Buses in the country by tomorrow (13) ,Private Buses will be withdrawn from the  roads with effect from  this Monday (14) according to the president of Private Bus Owners Association Gamunu Wijerathne .

According to the price increase of  Diesel , Bus fares should  be increased by at least by  15 percent he has stressed .

347 Corona Positives Had Been Reported Today (12)

 A total number of 347 Corona Positives had been reported today (12),Increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far in the country to 655,730 according to Epidemiology Unit .

At the  moment 20,543 Corona Positives are being treated at Hospitals ,Quarantine Centers and under home care system the Unit has stated .

Only 4396 PCR Tests and 2996 Rapid Antigen Tests had been performed in the country yesterday (11) according to Health Promotions Bureau ,

Another 09 Corona Deaths Reported Today (12)

 Another 09 Corona deaths  had been reported in the Country today (12)  According  to Director General Of Health Services(DGHS).

Accordingly the  total number of Corona deaths reported so far in the country had increased  to 13,690  the DGHS  has stated .Out of the deceased majority  were over 60 years of age it has been reported .

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Price Control Committee Had Allowed Drug Importers To Increase Drug Prices By 29 Percent

 The Price Control Committee of the National Drugs Regulatory Authority had today (11) approved a 20 percent increase of All medicines selling in the country according to the State Minister Of Drug Production ,Supplies And Regulations Professor Channa Jayasumana .

The State Minster had stated in Parliament today  that the Medical Supplies Division got  stocks of Medicines sufficient for six month period and Drug Importers also have stocks of Medicine sufficient for 04 month period .

However Government Pharmacists Union had stated that the Government Hospitals currently have a stock of Medicines sufficient for 2-3 weeks and Private Pharmacies have Medicine stocks sufficient for a week period .