“The tests should be carried out only when it is indicated as per the recommendations of the Consultant or the Medical Officer in charge of the triage counter” a directive to private labs said.
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Those who require the confirmation and contribution history reports should forward the request letter along with scanned documents of the National Identity Card (NIC), B Card, Bio page of the valid passport, and the visa application form.
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Sri Lanka identified 3,547 patients on May 21 of which 3,538 were domestic. A day earlier, out of 3,443, 822 were from the Gampaha district. Some 674 patients were identified from Colombo and 287 patients were identified from Kalutara district.
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“We recommend that people be confined to their homes for at least two weeks to contain the spread. The incubation period for this virus is two to 14 days. If people stay at home for those 14 days, the virus won’t enter the home and infected people won’t be able take it outside,” Fernandopulle told reporters on May 20.
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Sri Lanka has imposed a travel restriction from May 21 at 11.59 pm to May 28 with a one-day break in between on May 25 as the health officials are trying to contain the spread of a third-wave COVID-19 infection.
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In a letter written to the IGP dated May 17, the HRCSL said the killing of alleged gang leader Dharmakeerthi Tharaka Perera Wijesekara alias Kosgoda Tharaka, who police claimed had died following a shootout on May 13, and that of Mabulage Dineth Melan Mabula alias Uru Juwa who died on May 11 under similar circumstances, has put the rule of law in a precarious position.
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The export-oriented industries are allowed to function within a bio-secure bubble by ensuring secure transport and accommodation for workers under the close supervision of area Medical Officer of Health, the EDB said.
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In a statement, the BASL said the State and the Police should have a duty to ensure the safety and security of persons in their custody, irrespective of the character of such persons and the seriousness of the nature of the allegations against such persons.
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10 billion rupees of 01 May 2025 bonds were sold at 7.04 percent after calling bids for 10 billion
Read MoreMalavige, Professor in Microbiology at the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, said that though her team found one or two cases of B.1.1.7 in the community towards end-January/early February this year, subsequent testing of primary, secondary and even tertiary contacts of those cases had not resulted in a single positive identification of the highly transmissible variant.
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