In continuation of ongoing assistance from the Indian government to fight against the COVID19 Pandemic, today the High Commission handed over one consignment of medical gloves to the government, a statement from the High Commission said. Earlier this month, India gifted about 13 tonnes of consignment of essential life-saving medicines to the government.
Earlier, during the SAARC Leaders’ Video Conference on 15 March 2020, it was conveyed that India would offer online training capsules for the emergency response teams of the neighboring countries to assist them in their efforts in dealing with the COVID-19.
Accordingly, the Ministry of External Affairs of India is conducting e-ITEC short training live webinars for healthcare professionals on COVID Management Strategies and related aspects. The first such webinar “COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevention and Management Guidelines for Health Care Professional” was successfully organized at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Raipur from 17-21 April, 2020, where 11 Medical Officers of the Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka participated. The second online ITEC course named "Managing Covid-19 Pandemic: Experience and Best Practices of India" is being conducted by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh from 27th April to 1st May 2020, and more such courses will be organized in coming days.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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