A stock of Safety medical outfits required for the naval personnel serving in the Naval Quarantine Center at Oluvil, was donated to the Navy by Hydramani Pentex Ltd. in Kahathuduwa and “The Fight Against Corona Team”, at the headquarters of Southeastern Naval Command, on 21st April 2020.
Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne issuing a statement On the April 21st Easter Sunday commemoration said last year extremists unleashed a series of bomb explosions at several locations killing over 290 innocent people.
The Government of Japan has provided a total sum of US$ 1,212,500 (approx. Rs. 230 million) through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for tackling the novel COVID-19 in Sri Lanka.
Yesterday (20) morning saw 49 more individuals from the Punani Quarantine Centre (QC) after completion of the three-week-long quarantine process, medical procedures and receipt of their Quarantine Certificates left for their homes with the help of transport facilities provided by the Army.