Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); A specially-summoned meeting of visual/social Media Heads, chaired by General Shavendra Silva, Head, NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army on Thursday (29) at the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) discussed and explored possibilities of mobilizing the masses to be conscious of the need and responsibility of defeating the spread of COVID-19 pandemic as a national cause, irrespective of all differences. General Shavendra Silva, Head, NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, flanked by Dr Asela Gunawardena, Medical Specialist and Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Prof Athula Sumathipala, Professor of Physicality School of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences, Keele University and Mr Mohan Samaranayake, Director General Information at the outset commended Media’s role and its continuing support in the fight against the transmission of COVID-19 epidemic in the country, and stressed the need to sustain it conveying the correct message at all times.