With the death of a 50-year-old woman from Kuliyapitiya who died today while receiving treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda, Sri Lanka recorded 14th coronavirus related death, according to the Health Ministry.
The woman reportedly had underlying health issues of heart condition coupled with pneumonia.
According to the Health Promotion Bureau of the Health Ministry, there are 5,453 active cases among the total number of 6,028. At least 341 patients are currently under monitoring process at hospitals while 3561 persons recovered and discharged from hospitals.
The total number of PCR tests carried out by today stands at 415,243.
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.
Ten members have been appointed to the new Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) by the Secretary to the Treasury, following the recommendation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Digital Economy.
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