The number of covid infections in the country has crossed the 100,000 mark by yesterday (24th) afternoon. With the identification of 826 new covid infections yesterday. Accordingly, the total number of infected persons reported so far is 100,517.
Based on the current situation, the Public Health Inspectors Association has declared Colombo, Gampaha and Kurunegala as Corona High Risk Districts. Considering the number of infections reported daily.
The President of the Public Health Inspectors Association Upul Rohana says that there is a risk of a rapid spread of corona throughout the country and it is important for the public to exercise extreme caution this weekend and therefore to limit travel as much as possible and adhere to the health guidelines.
Meanwhile, the Government Medical Officers’ Association has stated that it is essential to impose some restrictions on the spread of the Kovid 19 virus. Also, the covid 19 virus should not be politicized by any party at this time.
However, it is not yet clear what new corona variety is spreading in Sri Lanka. However, medical experts point out that it bears a resemblance to a particular mutated virus that is prevalent in the British province of Kent, said Prof. Channa Jayasumana, Minister of State for Drug Supplies and Regulation.
The Minister of State emphasized that the current outbreak of the virus in Sri Lanka is a serious one and that the symptoms are caused by a severe lung infection and that people should be extra vigilant in the current situation and limit their travel as much as possible.
He says large numbers of people should avoid traveling to crowded places and that the next few days will be crucial.
But the Nuwara Eliya Spring Festival Park is still being held. It is sponsored by a major media institution. It can be seen that more and more people are coming to Nuwara Eliya this weekend as well.
Also, despite being asked to refrain from coming to Anuradhapura, people still travel there. In this situation, no control can be seen but an expansion of covid.
The Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva, the Commander of the National Operations Center for the Prevention of the spread of covid 19, said at a media briefing on the 23rd that the people of this country are intelligent and do not need to legislate. Therefore, the country will not be closed down in any way.
But people are now ignoring covid disease. So what should we do? Is Sri Lanka also waiting for India?
