All government schools in Kilinochchi have been closed for a week after a COVId-19 positive case was detected in the district, District Secretary Mrs R. Ketheeswaran said.
She said the decision was taken as a precautionary measure to prevent further spread of the virus. The contact tracing process with regard to the recent COVID-19 positive case is currently underway.
It was also decided that those who enter into Kilinochchi district from other districts will have to undergo 14 day mandatory self quarantine.
An elderly person working in a fuel station in Bharathipuram, Kilinochchi tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. (NL)
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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