A 82 year old life sentenced inmate of Mahar prison reportedly died due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) upon admission to the Ragama hospital, Department of Prisons said today.
According to the department, the PCR test conducted during the postmortem examination revealed that the inmate who had other underlying health issues contracted the virus.
The victim was a cancer patient and was receiving treatment at the Welikada prison hospital. Over 400 prison inmates have been tested positive for the coronavirus over the past few weeks and this would be the first death reported from the COVID-19 cluster inside the prisons.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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