05th April 2020 09:06:00 Hours
Armed Forces- managed Quarantine Centres (QCs) upon completion of the two-week-long quarantine process, released 286 more home-bound returnees from Katukeliyawa, Kandakadu and the Air Force one in Iranamadu this morning (4) after completion of medical procedures and receipt of their Quarantine Certificates.
05th April 2020 09:00:53 Hours
Upon completion of the two-week-long quarantine process, 288 more returnees from Diyatalawa, Rantambe, Periyakadu, Bogoda and Pallekele Quarantine Centres (QCs) left for their homes this morning (3) after completion of medical procedures and receipt of their Quarantine Certificates.
03rd April 2020 09:49:21 Hours
Social Media campaigners this evening (2) expressing their solidarity with national tasks, being carried out by all members of the Armed Forces, Police, Doctors, Nurses, Public Health Inspectors, Health Department officials, minor staffers and all stakeholders, contributed their share by way of production of a video documentary for placing in You Tube.
03rd April 2020 09:44:15 Hours
The tenth batch of 187 returnees after completion of the two-week-long quarantine process, left for their homes this morning (2) from Diyatalawa, Rantambe and Pompeimadu Quarantine Centres (QCs) after completion of medical procedures and receipt of their Quarantine Certificates.
02nd April 2020 09:00:10 Hours
The ninth batch of 96 returnees after completion of the two-week-long quarantine process, left for their homes this morning (1) from Damminna and Diyatalawa Quarantine Centres (QCs) after completion of medical procedures and receipt of their Quarantine Certificates.
02nd April 2020 08:56:48 Hours
National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) considering the national emergency has launched an 'online solution' to meet with requests for essential supplies or medical needs and to report on any patient with COVID-19 symptoms or a suspicious community or anyone who had arrived in Sri Lanka from overseas in the past 14 days or anyone suspicious to have been contracted COVID-19 while at home. The public are therefore requested to link with https://rakemuapi.cmb.ac.lk for more information and its service.
01st April 2020 08:40:25 Hours
One more group of 321 individuals who underwent the quarantine process at Periyakadu, Punani and Air Force-managed Puravasakulam Quarantine Centres (QCs) proceeded home this morning (31) on transport facilities, provided by the Army. Before boarding buses and issue of the Quarantine Certificates, they were once again examined by medical officers.
01st April 2020 08:36:52 Hours
The ‘News Line - TV One’ journalist, Mr Faraz Shauketaly this morning (31) in a wide ranging face-to-face interview with Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) discussed the status quo as regards the outbreak of the virus, its spread, people's responsibilities, future roles, commitment of armed forces and medical authorities, health guidelines, imposition of curfew, law and order, etc.
01st April 2020 08:21:08 Hours
A TV discussion in ‘Swarnawahini’, telecast on Monday (30) evening with the participation of the popular Dhamma preacher, Ven Mawarale Bhaddiya Thero, Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva and Secretary to the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), Dr Haritha Aluthge covered a wide range of current concerns, health practices, law and order, nature of the outbreak, preventive roles, national commitments, etc and the need to rise unitedly against its transmission.
31st March 2020 08:16:00 Hours
The seventh batch of 134 returnees after completion of the two-week long quarantine process, left for home this morning (30) from Punani and Diyatalawa Quarantine Centres (QCs) after completion of medical procedures and receipt of their Quarantine Certificates.