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136 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed for Monday (13), said the Direct0r-General of Health Services. The total number of fatalities in Sri Lanka increased to 11,567.

According to the data released by the Department of Government Information, the latest victims include 76 males and 60 females.

As many as 106 deaths were reported among elderly people who are aged above 60 years.

In addition, 28 individuals aged between 30-59 years and 02 below 30 years have also succumbed to the virus infection.

131 COVID-19 deaths confirmed for Thursday (9). The total number of fatalities increased to 10,995.

According to the Government Information Department, 58 females and 73 males are among the deceased.

A total of 110 people who are above 60 years of age are among the deceased while 20 of them are between 30 and 59 years of age.

One death has been reported below 30 years of age.

135 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed for Sunday (12), said the Director-General of Health Services on Monday (13). The total number of fatalities in Sri Lanka increased to 11,431.

According to the Government Information Department, 64 females and 71 males are among the deceased.

A total of 109 people who are above 60 years of age are among the deceased while 26 of them are between 30 and 59 years of age.

No deaths have been reported below 30 years of age.

Prof. W.A. Lakshman this afternoon announced his resignation from the post of Central Bank Governor with effect from September 14.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Prof. Lakshamn to the post in December 2019.

Prof. Lakshaman said it was his intention to resign on his 80th birthday. But he is retiring on September 14, six weeks ahead of the intended time.

The outgoing Governor said during his tenure he had not done anything “against his conscience” and steered Sri Lanka towards the ideology that he believed in.

Former Central Bank Governor and current junior finance minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal is widely expected to replace Prof. Lakshman.

The General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers Union, Joseph Starlin says that the Government has three days to discuss the issue of salary anomalies of teachers and present a solution.

Speaking to the media today (12), Starlin said that the floor for G.C.E. Advanced level and the Grade 5 Scholarship applications is due to open in three days time, and if the Government does not present a solution to the issue, the teachers will not be applying for the marking process of the relevant examinations.

Adding that the results of examinations have been delayed because of the pandemic, he emphasized that the Government has not implemented a proper mechanism to ensure that children can obtain their education yet.

''The Government has not taken any steps for the betterment of children’s education since March 2020, in that context, why is the Government suddenly attempting to care about education?” He questioned.

The ongoing island-wide quarantine curfew orders will stay in effect for another week, the Cabinet Spokesman, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella announced today.

Accordingly, the restrictions will be effective until 4.00 a.m. on September 21 (Tuesday).

The decision to further extend the quarantine curfew was taken during the meeting of the Special Committee on COVID-19 Control convened under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa this morning (Sep. 10).

“With COVID-19 figures steadily declining, the government is confident that Sri Lanka will once again be able to reopen without risk,” the health minister said in a tweet.

He appealed to the members of the public to adhere to health regulations and to use the locked-down period to get themselves vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

A ten-day island-wide quarantine curfew was first imposed on August 20, however, the restrictions were rolled over twice in a bid to mitigate the spread of the virus and to ramp up the vaccination process.

144 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed for Saturday (11), said the Department of Government Information. The total number of fatalities increased to 11,296.

According to the data released by the Department of Government Information, the latest victims include 77 males and 67 females.

As many as 122 deaths were reported among the elderly people aged above 60 years.

In addition, 21 individuals aged between 30-59 years and one female below 30 years have also succumbed to the virus infection.

A total of 175 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (08) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 10,864.

According to the Government Information Department, 79 females and 96 males are among the deceased.

A total of 139 people who are above 60 years of age are among the deceased while 35 of them are between 30 and 59 years of age.

One death has been reported below 30 years of age.

COVID death toll in Sri Lanka passed the 11,000 mark with 157 deaths confirmed for Friday (10).

Total Fatalities: 11,152

According to the Government Information Department, 87 females and 70 males are among the deceased.

A total of 130 people who are above 60 years of age are among the deceased while 23 of them are between 30 and 59 years of age.

Four deaths have been reported below 30 years of age.

Sri Lanka imposed a 100% cash margin when opening letters of credit for 623 items.

These items range from mobile phones, chocolates, cereal, and a variety of clothing.

CBSL had taken the decision to discourage imports as the country faced foreign exchange shortages as large volumes of money were printed.

Banks have also been barred from giving credit for importers to meet the margins.

Licensed Commercial Banks “shall not grant any advances to their customers for the purpose of enabling such customers to meet the minimum cash margin deposit,” said the Central Bank.

A direction issued to licensed commercial banks by the Central Bank said the margin requirement was effective from September 08th.

The CBSL statement mentioned 623 items through customs codes including, chocolates, spaghetti, apple juice, wine, oats, soya milk, dairy goods, lipsticks, carpets, coats anoraks, and electronic goods.

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, decided to impose a 100% cash margin deposit requirement against the importation of selected goods of non-essential/non-urgent nature made under Letters of Credit and Documents against Acceptance terms with Licensed Commercial Banks and National Savings Bank, with immediate effect, said the statement.

The present lockdown will be of no use if public movement are properly curtailed, Public Health Inspectors Union (PHIU) claimed.

PHIU Head Upul Rohana said people were behaving as if there is no lockdown or quarantine curfew in the country.

“It's in fact futile to extend the curfew because it is apparent that the ideal results expected of a lockdown cannot be achieved with the prevailing lockdown in the country,” he pointed out.

“We do admit the fact that the economic activities should be maintained; however, what we find so tricky is that every other activities are being carried out under the guise of maintaining the economy," the PHI Head emphasised.

He said if the authorities pay no attention to this, the situation would be more detrimental in the future with more contagious and lethal coronavirus variants.

Meanwhile, Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said neither the PHIs nor other health officials can curtail the movement of people during the lockdown.

“People themselves will have to be responsible and most importantly, the law enforcement authorities should make sure the quarantine curfew is properly observed by the general public.

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185 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed for Tuesday (7), said the Director General of Health Services. Accordingly, the total number of deaths in Sri Lanka increased to 10,689.

According to the data released by the Department of Government Information, the latest victims include 102 males and 83 females.

As many as 140 deaths were reported among elderly people who are aged above 60 years.

In addition, 44 individuals aged between 30-59 years and 01 below 30 years have also succumbed to the virus infection.