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Expect country’s coronavirus death toll to rise
By Rathindra Kuruwita
COVID-19 deaths would increase in the coming two to three weeks, Deputy Director General of Health Services, Dr. Hemantha Herath, said yesterday.
Dr. Herath said that those who were dying now were those hospitalised about two to three weeks back.
“Since then the number of cases has increased and a significant number of them were those who showed severe symptoms and needed oxygen support. So, although the country has gone for a lockdown, deaths will increase for a few more weeks,” he said.
Dr. Herath also urged the public to abide by quarantine laws and to stay at home during the lockdown. “There is no point in having a lockdown if people keep on moving about.
Director of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital, G. Weerasuriya said that 25 to 30 children with COVID were admitted to the hospital daily. Twelve children with the virus had died in the hospital, he said, adding that a number of staff members too had contracted Covid-19, although they had been double jabbed.
Seventeen staff members of the Hatton Hospital including four doctors and six nurses tested COVID-19 positive yesterday and a number of other staff members were sent for quarantine.
In the wake of prevailing inclement weather in several areas in the Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces, the Sri Lanka Navy on 04th June 2023 mobilized 04 relief teams to Bulathsinhala, Baduraliya, Lathpandura and Kalawana areas to extend flood relief to affected communities.
As a result, the Navy relief teams were able to assist a group of school children who were stranded in the Lathpandura area of Baduraliya, Kalutara district, due to flash floods and provided a boat service to transport the students who were scheduled to sit for the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination.
The Pakistan Naval Ship (PNS) Shahjahan which arrived in Colombo on 02nd June 2023 on a two-day official visit, departed the island on 04th June 2023.
By Priyan de Silva
The Election Commission (ECSL) has opposed a move by the government to appoint representatives of the Chairpersons of the Regional Development Committee to monitor local government institutions.
ECSL Chairman Nimal G. Punchihewa told The Island that the government had informed the ECSL of its plan to appoint representatives of the Chairpersons of the Regional Development Committee to monitor the local government bodies and the ECSL had decided to write to the Ministry of Local Government opposing the move, he said. A Chairman of a regional development committee ESD a representative of a particular political party and it would be unfair by other parties for such appointments to be made, the EC Chairman said.
Punchihewa said that the administration of local government institutions could be done through Municipal Commissioners and Divisional Secretaries.Many political parties had complained against the government move, he said.
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