The 10 MPs have been instructed to appear for PCR tests, parliament sources said.
Serjeant-at-Arms of Parliament Narendra Fernando said that all MPs would be subjected to PCR tests on Jan 13 and 15.
MP Gayantha Karunathilaka and his family had tested negative for COVID-19, Narendra Fernando said.
Narendra Fernando said MP Karunathilaka had been identified as a close associate of MP Rauff Hakeem, who recently tested positive for the highly contagious virus.
Karunathilaka is reported to have attended Parliament on Jan 05 together with Hakeem.
Narendra Fernando said upon being notified, MP Karunathilaka had volunteered undergo PCR tests.
He said the test results had confirmed that the MP and his family had not contracted the virus.
By Saman Indrajith Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake yesterday said that the proceedings of Parliament would continue in compliance with health guidelines, although three MPs had contracted COVID-19. Dasanayake said that discussions had been held with the health authorities regarding the situation and the places the COVID-19 infected MPs visited had been disinfected by […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday (11) said that monuments of any kind couldn’t be built within university premises under any circumstances without approval from the relevant authorities.
Prof. Peiris emphasised that the Jaffna University couldn’t be exempted from regulations pertaining to building of monuments.
Prof. Peiris said so at the weekly media conference at the SLPP office, Battarmulla yesterday. The Education Minister dealt with primarily three issues, namely controversy over the removal of the LTTE memorial in the Jaffna University over the last weekend, the molestation of orphaned girls at a Child Welfare Centre in the Anuradhapura District and reopening of schools in areas outside the Western Province and isolated areas amidst continuing Covid-19 rampage.