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Couple who had wedding receptions in three towns sends 100 families for quarantine
They had also honeymooned in Nuwara-Eliya
Over 100 families in Homagama had been ordered to be quarantined after a couple, who held three separate events to mark their wedding, tested positive for the coronavirus, Homagama PHI, Priyantha Wijesuriya said.
He said that those events had been held at Kaduwela, Padukka and Watareka. The couple had obtained permission for the events in Kaduwela and Padukka, but not for the one at Watareka.
After the three events, the couple had gone to Nuwara-Eliya for their honeymoon and they had been subjected to a PCR test after they fell sick.
Wijesuriya said that they had traced those who attended the wedding receptions at issue. The Homagama PHI urged the public to be extremely cautious when holding weddings and other events where people gathered.
Wijesuriya said: “This is not the first time such an incident happened in Homagama. Recently another couple too tested COVID-19 positive and 12 people who had attended their wedding too contracted the virus.”
(RK)
The Ambassador of Indonesia to Sri LankaDewi Gustina Tobing, met Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Parliament of Sri Lanka to discuss strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations.
The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in trade, tourism, technology, and education, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to fostering diplomatic and economic ties for mutual benefit.
A key area of focus was expanding tourism exchanges, including religious tourism, which holds significant potential for growth.
The two delegations also explored opportunities in trade, particularly the importation of palm oil and the introduction of organic liquid fertilizers to support Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector.
Collaboration in the IT industry was highlighted as another promising area of partnership, alongside discussions on integrating electric vehicles into Sri Lanka’s public transport system.
The Sri Lankan delegation, led by Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mrs. Sagarika Boghawatta, included officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Indonesian delegation was represented by Deputy Ambassador . Fiki Oktanioand Minister Counsellor Mrs. Lailal K. Yuniarti.
[Prime Minister’s Media Division]
The Matara Magistrate’s Court today [20], ordered that former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Deshabandu Tennakoon be further remanded until April 03..
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced that the upcoming Local Authorities Poll will be held on Tuesday 06th May 2025
The acceptance of nominations for the poll concluded at 12.00 noon today (20).
Ambassador of Indonesia to Sri Lanka calls on PM
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