Health Alert

New mechanism to issue curfew passes introduced

The Government imposes curfew from time to time with the objective of preventing unwanted congregation of people in the wake of COVID – 19 outbreak. It has been observed that excessively number of people gather at Police Stations to obtain curfew passes during curfew periods. Such large gathering of people is a major hindrance to Coronavirus mitigation activities.In this context, …

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Recommendations from top Medical Professors towards an exit strategy

Six Chair Professors of Medicine (and Specialist Physicians) in Sri Lanka have expressed their opinion on an exit strategy from the current COVID-19 lockdown in Sri Lanka, recommending the current level of restriction should continue for now and be reviewed after the New Year among others.Prof. Janaka de Silva (University of Kelaniya), Prof. Sarath Lekamwasam(University of Ruhuna) Prof. SAM Kularatne …

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): What parents should know ? How to protect yourself and your children.

What is a ‘novel’ coronavirus?A novel coronavirus (CoV) is a new strain of coronavirus.The disease caused by the novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China, has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked …

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Online service set up for public relief & detecting COVID-19 victims

National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) considering the national emergency has launched an ‘online solution’ to provide demands of public relief measures and identify COVID-19 victims.The online portal will 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 …

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ACJU expresses its disappointment with regard to revising the method of disposal of the COVID-19 bodies

We, the ACJU, along with Muslim Community, express our disappointment to the amendment made by the authorities in the “Provisional Clinical Practice Guidelines on COVID-19 Suspected and Confirmed Patients” in the revised version issued on 31.03.2020, that all bodies of those who die as a result of being infected by Covid – 19 are to be cremated, even though WHO …

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All types of visas for foreigners residing in SL extended till May 12

The validity period of all types of visas issued to foreigners who are currently residing in Sri Lanka, has been extended till May 12, 2020 due to the spread of the Covid-19, the Immigration and Emigration Department said.Accordingly, the validity period of all types of visas had been extended for a period of 30 days from March 14 to April …

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