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Hundreds gather outside Kilinochchi courts to obtain bail for family members
By Dinasena Ratugamage
Over 300 people gathered opposite the Kilinochchi Court on Thursday to obtain bail for their family members, arrested by the police for violating COVID-19 health guidelines.
As those who had gathered outside the court too were violating health guidelines, PHIs and the Police had to warn them. Police arrested about 70 people for violating the Covid-19 protocol.
On Thursday three COVID-19 cases were reported from Kilinochchi for the first time. The Northern Province Health Services Office said action had been taken to raise public awareness of the health regulations in place to fight the pandemic.
Regional health authorities will also carry out PCR testing in areas where cases were detected in Kilinochchi from yesterday (30.)
A CCTV system has been installed at Kilinochchi to identify those who do not followed health guidelines that are being enforced to minimise the spread of COVID-19. Chairman of the Pradeshiya Sabha, Arunachalam Welamakithan said that SARS-CoV-2 was becoming a serious problem in Kilinochchi but people were generally not adhering to health guidelines.
Welamakithan said that the vendors at the Kilinochchi wholesale market worked closely with the commercial hubs in Dambulla, Vavuniya, Jaffna and Thambuttegama. “These are areas with high coronavirus prevalence,” he said.
“Our fishermen also associate with their Indian counterparts. They also deal with smugglers. This is a dangerous situation.”
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
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