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05th May 2020 19:47:12 Hours
Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army joined the 'Derana Aruna' programme via telephone this morning (3) and updated the status quo plus the roles, being fulfilled by the armed forces against the COVID-19 epidemic.
05th May 2020 08:42:51 Hours
Sri Lanka Army Commander-initiated 'Thuru Mithuru-Nawa Ratak' re-forestation and cultivation project which saw its birth at Sri Jayawardenepura last December after re-cultivation of abandoned lands and sapling-planting, received a boost when Asia Asset Finance PLC, appreciative of the Army's concern towards a sustainable Sri Lanka offered its financial assistance to purchase seed vegetables for cultivation inside island-wide Army formations.
04th May 2020 09:41:15 Hours
Lieutenant General Shavendra, Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army at the invitation of the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) and the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) this morning (30) contributed to the public webinar, themed on 'Breaking the Transmission Chain through Community Empowerment', in which a panel of international medical scholars of public health shared their professional expertise and views on 'COVID-19' pandemic, its unpredictable transmission patterns, its global impact, preventive mechanism, enhancement of community awareness, future prognosis, discontinuation of its infection mode, collective measures, etc.
03rd May 2020 11:07:55 Hours
By responding to a request made by the Specialist Dr Anil Jasinghe, Director-General of Health Service to the Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), troops of the Corps of Engineer Services (CES) improvised and renovated a neglected building in the National Institute of Mental Health premises and vested it in authorities for use of mentally-ill COVID-19 patients on Wednesday (29).
03rd May 2020 11:00:47 Hours
84 more individuals who completed the quarantine process at Tri-force-managed Brandix Punani QC (79) and Welikanda QC (05) more than 21 days were sent back to their homes today (2) after PCR tests. They were issued with the quarantine certificate too, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) announced today (2).
02nd May 2020 09:35:08 Hours
A total of 125 individuals were flown to Sri Lanka last evening (30 April) from Kolkata in India by the Sri Lankan Airlines Flight UL-1188 and they were sent to the Minneriya, Pelwehera and Punanni Quarantine Centres (QC), the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) stated today (1).
02nd May 2020 09:32:20 Hours
The new special Presidential Task Force (PTF), appointed by HE the President to tackle health security at camps of the armed forces, headed by Western Province Governor and Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Goonatileke, together with Major General (retd) Sumedha Perera, a Presidential Task Force Member, Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage, Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General Jayantha Senevirathne, Commander, Security Forces-West and Major General H.M.T.B Hangilipola, General Officer Commanding 14 Division on Thursday (30) visited the 6 Gemunu Watch camp in the Colombo suburb, Mattakkuliya and 2 Sri Lanka Light Infantry camp in Kelaniya in order to receive firsthand experience.
01st May 2020 08:59:13 Hours
Harvesting in the Army-sown paddy fields that cover 12 acres in extent, near Sri Jayawardenepura Army HQ under the 'Thuru Mithuru-Nawa Ratak' concept of the Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva took place this morning (30) in a simple arrangement befitting social distancing and health guidelines.
01st May 2020 08:46:26 Hours
Showing a strong gesture of solidarity towards the role of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) in Sri Lanka as well as the members of Sri Lankan armed forces in their fight against the control of COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Department of Defence through the High Commission of Australia this morning (29) extended its support by way of handing over a large consignment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) overalls and gloves to Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army at the Army Headquarters.
30th April 2020 09:35:51 Hours
The routine Media briefing was held at the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) at Rajagiriya took place this afternoon (29), headed by Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, Medical Specialist Dr Anil Jasinghe, Director General of Health Services and Mr Ajith Rohana, Deputy Inspector General of Police.
