Sri Lanka Veterinary Association Celebrates World Veterinary Day
2021 May 7The Sri Lanka Veterinary Association (SLVA) celebrated World Veterinary Day on April 24th, 2021, at Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo. Established in 2001 by the World Veterinary Association, World Veterinary Day has been instrumental in promoting the veterinary profession and the development of more sustainable animal husbandry practices, improving not only the health of animals, but also the health and wellbeing of people and the environment. Over the years, the themes have focused on pivotal issues, spearheading programmes on Rabies prevention and eradication, antimicrobial resistance, diversity of the veterinary profession and the One Health concept. The Magazine will feature a miscellany of topics including the history of the veterinary profession, companion and farm animal sectors, veterinary pharmaceuticals and more. The establishment of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association’s platform on Public Communication was another milestone project created to amplify the Voice of Veterinarians in Sri Lanka.
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May 07, 2021 11:03 UTC
Will lockdown the country if necessary: Dr. Sudarshini
State Minister of Epidemiology and COVID Disease Control Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle states that the country could be locked down in the future if necessary. “In the face of Covid, epidemiological decisions are made, not political. If necessary, the power to close at the Grama Niladhari Division level can be exercised by talking to the Regional Director of Health and the Government Agent. Therefore, Grama Niladhari Divisions will be closed on demand. If necessary, the country will have to close,” she said.
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May 07, 2021 10:41 UTC
SriLankan Airlines to limit operations to and from India
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s National Carrier announced that due to the restrictions imposed by the regulatory authorities owing to the prevailing pandemic, operations to and from India will be limited until further notice. Due to the restrictions imposed by the regulatory authorities owing to the prevailing pandemic, we regret to inform you that our operations to and from #India will be limited until further notice. Stay tuned to learn about the latest travel updates. SriLankan Airlines— SriLankan Airlines (@flysrilankan) May 7, 2021
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May 07, 2021 09:56 UTC
New WSO2 API Manager 4.0 Helps Enterprises Accelerate Digital Initiatives
To support enterprises in accelerating their digital initiatives, WSO2 has added significant new capabilities in WSO2 API Manager 4.0. “WSO2 API Manager 4.0 takes API management to the next level, especially for the event-driven architectures that are underpinning next-gen apps.”With Version 4.0, WSO2 API Manager combines all the functionality for a seamless, end-to-end API management experience with the capabilities of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, the open-source hybrid integration platform, making it easy to add integrations to APIs. WSO2 API Manager 4.0 also adds three other key features. Finally, WSO2 API Manager 4.0 has enhanced the performance of existing capabilities. WSO2 API Manager 4.0 is available today as an open-source product released under the Apache License 2.0.
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May 07, 2021 09:56 UTC
All Catholic schools to remain closed until further notice
In accordance with the government’s decision, all Catholic schools across the country will also remain closed until further notice, the Bishop’s House has announced. Earlier today (May 07), Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris stated that all schools, pre-schools, universities and tuition classes be closed until further notice, due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country. On April 27, an announcement from the Education Minister stated that all schools across the country will be closed until the April 30 due to the recent upsurge in COVID-19 figures. However, reopening of schools was then postponed until today as the country has been seeing a consecutive increase in virus infections following the Sinhala and Tamil New Year last month.
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May 07, 2021 09:00 UTC
NMRA approves emergency use of Pfizer vaccine
May 7, 2021 by Mihi Perera No CommentsThe National Medicines Regulatory Authority today granted approval for the emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine in Sri Lanka. The State Minister for Covid Control Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle stated that a consignment of 05 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine is to be imported to Sri Lanka. Currently, the only vaccines being administered to Sri Lankan locals are the AstraZeneca vaccine and the Sputnik vaccine while the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine has been administered to Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka.
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May 07, 2021 09:00 UTC
President and DG of WHO hold online meeting
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had an online meeting today (7). According to the President’s Twitter handle, Dr. Tedros had mentioned that approval would be granted for the emergency use of the Sinopharm vaccine in another two to three days. The President stated that once this approval comes through, Sri Lanka will be able to start vaccinating citizens with the available stock of 600,000 Sinopahrm vaccines. During the meeting, Dr Tedros had commended Sri Lanka’s control of the pandemic throughout the first wave and was hopeful that the current surge in affected persons would soon be brought under control. President Gotabaya had also expressed his appreciation of the support provided to Sri Lanka by the WHO.
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May 07, 2021 08:48 UTC
India Covid: True death toll could top 1million before end of the month, researchers predict
India's true Covid death toll could top 1million before the end of the month after doubling in six weeks, researchers in the US have predicted. The estimated true Covid death toll is the larger yellow line in the middle, and estimates of how the true toll will increase in the coming months is shown by the dotted green lineAnother model, developed by the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, estimates that the official toll could be above 400,000 by early June. It means India could end up with the world's highest Covid death toll, even if excess mortality isn't taken into account. India officially reported 414,188 new cases of virus today, another one-day record which takes its overall toll to 21,491,598. She said different states have different needs, and local particularities need to be taken into account for any policy to work.
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May 07, 2021 08:37 UTC
UNP questions Govt on availability of PCR testing kits
The United National Party has raised concerns over the availability of PCR tests in the country. Speaking to the media, UNP General-Secretary, Palitha Range Bandara questioned the Government on the allegations that the health authorities have run out of PCR testing kits for the next week. “The Government must confirm or deny the rumors that claim there is a shortage of PCR testing kits in the country. If this is correct, how do the authorities plan to rectify this issue and how soon can new testing kits be deployed. If this allegation is false, the Government must state how many kits are available in the country and whether orders have been placed for new testing kits,” he said.
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May 07, 2021 08:03 UTC
Cabinet approved relief to dependents of war heroes from April
Steps will be taken to provide Cabinet approved relief to the dependents of war heroes, who died or were disabled due to terrorist activities, with effect from April 2021, says the President’s Media Division (PMD). The two Cabinet memoranda submitted by the President with seven proposals to provide relief to war heroes were approved by the Cabinet at its meeting held on 27 April. The President has instructed the Ministry of Defence to take steps to pay the proposed relief from the date of approval. The lifetime salaries and allowances of the members of Armed Forces / Police who were disabled due to terrorist activities would be paid to their dependents following the death of disabled members. Accordingly, their salaries and allowances entitled up to the age of 55 will be paid to their dependents.
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May 07, 2021 07:30 UTC
Philippines asks Chinese govt. to take back donated Sinopharm vaccines
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the Chinese Embassy to take back 1,000 donated Sinopharm vaccines, after he was criticised for taking an unapproved vaccine, BBC reported today. In response, Mr Duterte said China should in future only send Sinovac vaccines – a separate Chinese vaccine which is in use in the Philippines. Mr Duterte said he only got the Sinopharm shot under a compassionate use clause, and that his doctors had advised him to get vaccinated. “Don’t follow my footsteps,” Mr Duterte said, according to local media reports. He also accepted criticism that the use of the unapproved vaccine was risky, saying: “We are sorry.
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May 07, 2021 07:10 UTC
Top 10 Most Gruesome Inventions And Innovations
Agent Orange was proven afterwards to cause very serious health problems for both the Vietnamese people and returning United States military personnel and their families. They would be the first in a wave of thousands to gain employment in similar plants across the United States in a good-paying, seemingly glamorous vocation. One of the saddest aspects of this story is that the so-called “Radium Girls” didn’t rush into this blindly. Fortunately, the Radium Girls did not suffer in vain. Their cause eventually changed labor laws for the better in the United States for all factory workers.
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May 07, 2021 06:56 UTC
Top 10 Biopics That Got It Completely Wrong
But for every successful biopic there is several poorly executed biopics that really missed the mark. 10 New Facts About Famous People And Places10 The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000) – scene comparisonsWhat do we remember about Audrey Hepburn? Sadly, The Audrey Hepburn Story focuses heavily on the former, putting stress on her Hollywood career above any other aspect of her life. Audrey Hepburn was and always will be a Hollywood icon, but she was much more than that. The wrong casting or editing the story too much can damage the film’s credibility instantly.
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May 07, 2021 06:56 UTC
India s DMK leader takes oath as Tamil Nadu chief minister
Stalin took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Friday (May 07). Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday approved the recommendations made by Stalin regarding MLAs to be appointed ministers and their portfolios. Governor Purohit administered Stalin the Oath of Office and Secrecy. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday approved the recommendations made by Stalin regarding MLAs to be appointed ministers and their portfolios. Stalin will hold several portfolios including Home, General Administration, Special Initiatives, Special Programme Implementation and Welfare of Differently -Abled Persons.
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May 07, 2021 06:08 UTC
Sputnik vaccine administered to over 600 yesterday
669 persons have been given the Russian manufactured Sputnik-V vaccine doses yesterday (7). The inoculation of the Sputnik-V vaccine to residents of Gothatuwa began yesterday with State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Channa Jayasumana stating that doses will be administered to residents who are between the ages of 30 and 60. A stock of 15,000 doses of the Russian manufactured Sputnik-V vaccine arrived in the island on Tuesday. Meanwhile, 17,249 persons were given the second dose of the Astra-Zeneca COVIShield vaccine in the country yesterday. Accordingly, 174,800 persons have been fully vaccinated in Sri Lanka thus far.
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May 07, 2021 05:48 UTC