27th August 2020 15:34:30 Hours
During their Media interactions at Digampathana 53 Division ‘Silver Jubilee’ celebration this morning (24), both Secretary Defence Major General (retd) Kamal Gunaratne and Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva disclosed several security arrangements and the status quo in regard to COVID-19 prevention operations.
In reply, the Secretary Defence remarked; “From today onwards, STF personnel would be deployed at the entrances to all major prisons in order to prevent infiltration of all illegal accessories, drugs, narcotics, weapons, sophisticated devices, etc into prison cells since it has become a pressing problem in society. As per directions of HE the President, all intelligence networks with the one in prisons would closely liaise with one another to curb those illegal practices. The Air Force will also be used to spot areas where cannabis (Ganja) are grown and distributed from jungles, etc since it would prove more effective and practical as those cultivators would not be able to receive prior intelligence on such aerial movements,” he pointed out.
As the Head of the NOCPCO, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva pointed out that due to sustained efforts of everyone under the able guidance of HE the President, no COVID-19 positive cases were reported from the society in the past 50 days after 30 April. But it does not mean that the epidemic is over from the country. The new cases we come across are from those coming from overseas and we cannot reject them since they are Sri Lankans.
“But some are complaining that we are not taking expatriates into the country, but every day 300-400 expatriates coming into the country are referred for quarantining. Presently 7653 individuals are in quarantine at centres. We have to take them all to the country in a very safe manner although even flight crews too undergo risks. We have to take them carefully any way with utmost care and precision.”
“Previously we sent expatriates only to Hotels with more than 100 plus rooms for practical reasons and now we are sending those expatriates to small scale hotels too, so that those hoteliers are also benefited. All Sri Lankans have to continue those health guidelines further and protect from this fast spreading virus as necessary, although there is no heavy threat as such,” the Commander remarked.short url link | New Balance 327 Moonbeam , Where To Buy , WS327KB , Air Jordan 1
