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Extending restrictions based on data up to 14th

09 Jun 2021

  • Dr. Sudarshini notes increase in cases and deaths this week

By Buddhika Samaraweera   The Government will decide on whether or not to extend the travel restrictions imposed at present due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country based on the Covid-19-related data that would be reported by 14 June. This was announced by State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics, and Covid-19 Disease Control Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle, who told The Morning that there has been a slight increase in the number of Covid-19 infections, and a 28% increase in Covid-19 deaths this week compared to last week. “Although lockdowns are imposed, if someone is infected with the virus, it can remain dormant, where he or she is asymptomatic for even up to 14 days. During the said period, they can infect others. Such patients are now being reported. It is still just over two weeks since the travel restrictions were imposed,” she mentioned. Meanwhile, when questioned as to whether the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) intends to make any request to extend the travel restrictions imposed by the Government, SLMA President Dr. Padma Gunarathne said that no decision had been taken thus far to make such a request. Several attempts to contact the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) to obtain their view in this regard were unsuccessful. Meanwhile, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) called the ongoing travel restrictions or lockdown “useless”, as it provides “very little benefit” in combatting the spread of Covid-19.  “Staggered lockdowns are useless and have very little benefits,” AMS President Dr. LakKumar Fernando said, when asked for his views on the prevailing travel restrictions by The Morning yesterday (9).  He highlighted the high number of people travelling amidst the travel restrictions for work and other essential services.  “The number of people on the roads is far too high. Not effective enough. The health sector is still overwhelmed and it's getting worse by the day. As a result, we cannot reopen like we were before the lockdown now.”  This follows similar criticism of the prevailing travel restrictions by the Public Health Inspectors’ (PHI) Union, as reported by The Morning on Monday (7). Speaking to The Morning, Union Secretary Mahinda Balasooriya claimed a majority of the public was travelling without any consideration of the current restrictions.

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