The Commissioner of Prisons (Administration and Rehabilitation) and the Official Media Spokesman of the Department of Prisons, Chandana Ekanayake stated that members ofthe Colombo Branch of the University of Peradeniya Students' Association donated medical equipment to the Department of Prisons at the Prison Hospital premises recently (13)
as part of a special project initiated to support frontline health officers and COVID patients.

The awarding ceremony of the appointments to trainee nurses, pharmacists and public health laboratory technicians was held on June 15 under the patronage of the Minister of
Health, Pavithra Wanniarachchi at the auditorium of the Ministry of Health.

Covid Death Figures for 15.06.2021

The Foreign Ministry regrets the adoption of a resolution on Sri Lanka in the European Parliament on 10 June 2021. The resolution entitled “The Situation in Sri Lanka, in particular the arrests under the Prevention of Terrorism Act”, contains factual inaccuracies, and does not take cognizance of the multifaceted progress made by Sri Lanka in reconciliation and development.