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The Dengue virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 can generate similar symptoms, Dr. Indika Weerasinghe of the Health Ministry’s National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) said. He urged people to  seek medical assistance immediately when these symptoms are felt without opting to stay at home. Speaking to media, he said the symptoms such as fever, muscle or body aches are …

The Instructions relating to the admission of students to Grade One for the Year 2022 in State schools had been released today, the Education Ministry said. “A specimen application form was published in the website www.moe.gov.lk,” it said. The Ministry said parents or legal guardians, who wished to enroll their children into Grade One of Government schools in year 2022, …

Beruwala Jamiah Naleemiah institute has been transferred into a Covid treatment facility. According to officials, 270 patients can be treated at the institute. Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena today inspected the Education institute which has now been converted into a treatment facility temporarily. (NewsWire)

BBS(Cey), DCH(Cey), DCH(Eng), MD(Paed), MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Lon), FRCPCH(UK), FSLCPaed, FCCP, Hony FRCPCH(UK), Hony. FCGP(SL)  Specialist Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Fellow, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Be warned, our dear countrymen and women. The die is cast…, well and truly. In addition to all our woes in this resplendent isle, as far as COVID-19 goes, things …

Cabinet approval was granted to ban all face coverings including the burqa and niqab, Public Security Cabinet Minister Dr Sarath Weerasekara said. Weerasekara told the Daily Mirror that the decision will be implemented as a law after parliamentary approval is obtained. The cabinet approval was granted according to the public bill of Prohibition on covering the full face in public …

COVID 19 At this time where a number of new varieties of the virus are spreading worldwide, young personnel in many countries are increasingly getting sick. The situation observed in Sri Lanka in the past few days is similar to this. Additionally, another trend of reporting serious respiratory difficulties and having to be admitted into intensive care units for a …