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  • Akuressa Hospital Gets New COVID-19 Ward

    2021-05-31 13:56:50

    Akuressa Hospital Gets New COVID-19 Ward

    In order to accommodate 75 more COVID-19 patients, 3 Gemunu Watch (3 GW) and Corps of Engineer Services troops under command to the 613 Brigade of the 61 Division under the Security Forces – West established an Intermediate Care Centre (ICC) at Akuressa Hospital compound and formally vested...

  • New COVID-19 Ward Erected by Troops Opened in Mullaittivu

    2021-05-30 16:49:37

    New COVID-19 Ward Erected by Troops Opened in Mullaittivu

    A new ward for COVID-19 patients, constructed by Army troops at Mullaittivu District Hospital premises by responding to the request made by the Director, Mullaittivu District Hospital was inaugurated on Saturday (29) by Major General Upali Rajapaksha, Commander Security Forces - Mullaittivu, together with Mr K. Wimalanathan, District Secretary for Mullaittivu.

  • Army Troops with Health Authorities Back Vaccination Centres

    2021-05-29 22:14:11

    Army Troops with Health Authorities Back Vaccination Centres

    Army troops in close co-operation with Medical Officers of Health (MOHs) and health providers in respective regions throughout Saturday (29) successfully carried out COVID-19 vaccination programmes at government-organized mobile centres at...

  • 64 Division Begins to Build One More New Home for a Needy Family.

    2021-05-29 13:06:24

    64 Division Begins to Build One More New Home for a Needy Family.

    A brief inaugural arrangement, organized in Muthiyankaddukulam, Oddusuddan on Thursday (27) saw the General Officer Commanding of the 64 Division, Major General Manjula Karunarathne laid the foundation stone for construction of a new house for...

  • Majority 608 Still from Colombo District – NOCPCO

    2021-05-28 20:35:31

    Majority 608 Still from Colombo District – NOCPCO

    As of this morning (31), a total of 2,859 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 10 Sri Lankan expatriates and 2,849 of those positive cases are locally-identified ones, including the majority 608 from Colombo District, 547 from Gampaha District, 447 from Kalutara District...

  • Ex- Sea Tiger Arrested with a Claymore Bomb & Explosives

    2021-05-28 15:35:31

    Ex- Sea Tiger Arrested with a Claymore Bomb & Explosives

    Army troops of the Security Forces in Jaffna on Friday (28) apprehended an ex- LTTE Sea Tiger member with a haul of explosives, inclusive of a powerful claymore bomb of 2 kg in weight, kept buried in his fishing jetty area in Nagar Kovil, Jaffna. On information received by Military Intelligence troops...

  • 6 More Deaths Reported - NOCPCO

    2021-05-28 15:29:54

    6 More Deaths Reported - NOCPCO

    As of this morning (30), a total of 2,882 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 55 Sri Lankan expatriates and 2,827 of those positive cases are locally-identified ones, including the majority 541 from Gampaha District, 442 from Colombo District, 241 from Kalutara District and 1603 from different other Districts...

  • Emergency ICC Preparations at Vakarai Hospital Functional

    2021-05-28 15:25:31

    Emergency ICC Preparations at Vakarai Hospital Functional

    Troops of the 233 Brigade took steps to convert one ward at Vakarai Base Hospital to serve as an Intermediate Care Centre (ICC) in the event of any surge in the number of infectees of COVID-19 in the region. The ICC at Base Hospital Vakarai has begun operations since Saturday (22) onwards.

  • Now, Kalutara District Records the Majority-NOCPCO

    2021-05-28 13:00:31

    Now, Kalutara District Records the Majority-NOCPCO

    As of this morning (29), a total of 2,850 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 5 Sri Lankan expatriates and 2,845 of those positive cases are locally-identified ones, including the majority 512 from Kalutara District, 443 from Gampaha District, 281 from Colombo District and...

  • Troops Clean Wattappalei Amman Kovil Compound

    2021-05-28 12:30:31

    Troops Clean Wattappalei Amman Kovil Compound

    Troops of the 59 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) conducted a ‘Shramadana’ project in Kannagi Amman, Kovil premises in Wattappalei, Mullaittivu on Monday (24) in order to rid the premises of garbage.