Commander Updates Status Quo as Regards Control of COVID-19

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army joined the 'Derana Aruna' programme via telephone this morning (3) and updated the status quo plus the roles...

CES Troops Renovate & Improvise Abandoned Building for Mentally Ill COVID-19 Patients

By responding to a request made by the Specialist Dr Anil Jasinghe, Director-General of Health Service to the Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO)...

84 More Complete Quarantine & Leave for Home

84 more individuals who completed the quarantine process at Tri-force-managed Brandix Punani QC (79) and Welikanda QC (05) more than 21 days were sent back to their homes today (2) after PCR tests. They were issued with the quarantine certificate too, the National Operation Centre...

Quarantine Process Continues as Usual - NOCPCO

A total of 125 individuals were flown to Sri Lanka last evening (30 April) from Kolkata in India by the Sri Lankan Airlines Flight UL-1188 and they were sent to the Minneriya, Pelwehera and Punanni Quarantine Centres (QC), the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak...

PTF Tackling Health Security of Tri Services Begins Field Visits

The new special Presidential Task Force (PTF), appointed by HE the President to tackle health security at camps of the armed forces, headed by Western Province Governor and Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Goonatileke, together with Major General (retd) Sumedha Perera, a Presidential Task Force Member...

Head of NOCPCO Receives PPE & Gloves from Australian Department of Defence

Showing a strong gesture of solidarity towards the role of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) in Sri Lanka as well as the members of Sri Lankan armed forces in their fight against the control of COVID-19 pandemic...

All Associates of Infected Heroic Sailors Now Kept in Quarantine-Head, NOCPCO

The routing Media briefing was held at the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) at Rajagiriya took place this afternoon (28), headed by Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff...

Heroic Sailors in Welisara Confirmed Positive for COVID-19 Rise to 180 - Head of NOCPCO

The routine Media interaction at the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) at Rajagiriya took place this afternoon (27), headed by Mrs Pavithra Wanniarachchi...

All Tri-service Personnel on Leave are Informed to Report Back – Chief of Defence Staff

All tri-service personnel (Army, Navy & Air Force) currently on leave are immediately informed to report to their workplaces within the course of Monday (27). Transport facilities for them would be made available according to Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva...

NOCPCO Head Briefs Media on Latest Updates

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army appearing in leading ITN, Derana and Swarnawahini, stations this morning (25) summarized the status quo plus...