Japan to provide medical equipment to Sri Lanka for Covid prevention
Mon, May 17 2021 12:48 IST |
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New Delhi, May 17: Japan and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement to enable the Indian Ocean nation battle the Covid-19 pandemic better. Under the agreement, Japan will provide essential equipment for Sri Lankan hospitals for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
Under the Project for Strengthening COVID-19 Response as the pact between the two nations is called, Japan will provide ventilators, ICU beds, ultrasound scanners, blood gas analyzers and similar medical equipment for hospitals. The equipment will be installed in four hospitals - Base Hospital Teldeniya, Base Hospital Warakapola, Base Hospital Walikanda, and Base Hospital Pimbura.
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COVID fatalities in Sri Lanka climbs to 921 with 29 deaths confirmed on Friday (14)
COVID fatalities in Sri Lanka climbs to 921 with 29 deaths confirmed on Friday (14)
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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Director General of Health Services on Friday (14) confirmed 29 deaths that occurred from 9th to 14th May, due to Covid-19 virus infection. Accordingly, the total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka is 921.
01. The deceased is a 71 year old female resident in Awissawella. She died on 13.05.2021 while undergoing treatments in Teaching Hospital Peradeniya. The cause of death is mentioned as Covid pneumonia.
02. The deceased is a 74 year old female resident in Nuwara Eliya. She died on 13.05.2021 while undergoing treatments in a private hospital in Colombo. The cause of death is mentioned as Covid pneumonia.
Major General Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Yamada Tetsuya, Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Sri Lanka Office have signed a Bilateral agreement between the two parties representing the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka and JICA for JICA’s emergency technical cooperation grant named the Project for Strengthening COVID-19 Response.
Senior officials from the Ministry of Health and JICA Sri Lanka Office, including Dr. Sunil De Alwis, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Takashima Kiyofumi, Senior Representative, JICA Sri Lanka Office also attended the occasion, held at the Ministry of Health, Colombo strictly adhering to the health guidelines and the COVID-19 preventive measures.
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Director-General of Health Services said 18 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (12) adding these deaths were - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.