As part of the weekly PCR testing of the public, a community screening of COVID-19 was held recently in Maradana covering residents of the area as well as people from Suduwella and Maligawatte.
Central Colombo MOH CMC Dr Dhammika Adhikariwattege said they were planning to collect about 75 samples. He said though there were no recent cases of COVID-19 detected, testing would be carried out to keep it under check.
(Pix and video by Sameera Weerasekera)
|
|
|
|
|
|
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
Leave Comments