15 COVID deaths confirmed on Sunday (09); all fatalities above the age of 50
15 COVID deaths confirmed on Sunday (09); all fatalities above the age of 50
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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Director General of Health Services on Sunday (09) confirmed 15 deaths that occurred from 06th to 09th May, due to Covid-19 virus infection. Accordingly, the total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka is 801.
01. The deceased is a 52 year old female resident in Bandaragama. She died on 09.05.2021 while undergoing treatments in Base Hospital Horana. The cause of death is mentioned as Covid pneumonia and Hypothyroidism.
02. The deceased is a 76 year old female resident in Ampitiya. She died on 08.05.2021 while undergoing treatments in Teaching Hospital Peradeniya. The cause of death is mentioned as Covid infection, Sepsis and pneumonia.
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It was a hard decision for me to write this piece because many letters/articles penned on this subject, for decades (1981 to date), have fallen on deaf ears.
After my training, under a WHO Fellowship, in 1988, on the subject of road safety, two seminars and exhibitions, using a physical model 16’X 8’, were held at the OPA, in 2000 and 2003, under the caption: “Introduction to the Basics of Lane Discipline”; which, like all good things, were completely sabotaged by the very same people who should have benefitted from it. (see The Island of 22,23,24 September, 2005, for more details)
Lane Discipline is not just a word. It is a whole subject that can be easily understood, even by a student, who has done mathematics up to the “O” levels. So, our attention first goes to our driving schools, and the multiplicity of organizations, with well paid staff for doing nothing. Their only qualification is perhaps that they are somebody’s somebody.
The Cabinet, it is reported has approved the construction of an elevated railway track to serve Colombo suburbs. Is this the same Japanese-funded project, which was cancelled by the current government? Or, is this a completely new project”
Whatever it be, the question arises whether this is the right time to undertake such a gigantic project, when the country is facing severe financial problems, and having to pay back loans.
Readers may remember that an engineer once wrote on this subject, saying that if the elevated track (KV line) was to be constructed, over the existing rail track, to reduce the time taken, then the simple solution was to build fly-overs at railway level crossings and straighten the bends, now existing, to allow free and quick movement of both rail and road traffic, without any obstructions. This appears to be a sensible solution, based on common sense. Has the government done a feasibility study, and its financial viability, before launching this project? Or,
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