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(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – China yesterday(01) donated a large stock of medical equipment to Sri Lanka to help the country fight the coronavirus.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) advises people to practice social distancing and government to stop occasionally lifting the curfew to keep the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic at bay.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has telephoned Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Tuesday to discuss the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on Sri Lanka and the region.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The third coronavirus death has been reported in Sri Lanka, that of a 72 year-old patient.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The government says it has allocated an additional Rs.500 million to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has requested foreign Governments to facilitate the appropriate extension of visas for Sri Lankans currently visiting their countries, and facing difficulty to return to Sri Lanka on account of the travel bans that have and will become applicable as part of the control measures on COVID- 19.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – A serious shortage of blood has been reported at the national blood bank, officials told the Colombo Gazette.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Private hospitals will be allowed to conduct the coronavirus test under strict conditions, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Government has taken several more measures to limit congregation of people in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Ministry of defence yesterday released a special announcement that, those who have arrived in to the country from Europe, Iran or South Korea during the period from 01-15 to register at nearest police station or 119 Center.