Message to batch mates
Dear Batchmates,
In these hours of crisis our thoughts and prayers are with you, your spouses and families. We here in Sri Lanka have been quite fortunate as the government had introduced the lockdown fairly quickly and firmly. it seems to be paying dividends with no new cases in the last 24-36 hours.
The number of confirmed cases
stands at 102. Three are in intensive care. No deaths so far.
The places where testing for COVID-19 is done in Sri Lanka could be
seen on the following map. Please click on the web-link provided below:-
The treatment protocol followed in
the Health Department Sri Lanka follows the guide-lines of All India Institute
of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) shown below:-
The curfew is likely to go on for
at least a week. Tough on the people as well as the economy but it needs to be
done if people in our age group in particular are to be protected. We just do not
have the resources -I.C.U. units etc to cope if things get out of hand.
Hope all of you are safe and well
especially those of you who may be in high risk areas like NY or London area.
Our thoughts and prayers are also with many of your children who are doctors
and who may be in the front line already in the U.S. working under trying
conditions not knowing when they themselves may get the virus. Stay safe and we
hope and pray all of us and the world overcomes it sooner than later.
We started a web-link where latest
news of interest from Sri-Lanka re the COVID epidemic and related incidents
will be posted on a day by day basis, starting from today. Here is the web-link
which you could contribute to. Please book mark the web-link below for later perusal. Please click on the web-link below and share the web-link address among friends:-
Asoka Dissanayake
On behalf of the Organising Committee of the last batch get-together
Thursday, March 26, 2020
COVID-19 News, Sri Lanka
26th March 2020
24 hour curfew till 27th March. May later extend to 6th April before Sinhala & Tamil New Year.
Daughters are going to work at Karawanella - Consultant Anaesthetist and MOIC, Blood bank by Queenie's car.
No of Road Traffic Accidents's down with the curfew. They had a motorbike accident during off curfew hours between 8 to 2 pm. Part of skull bone was missing after accident. Brain exposed.Coma scale 3. Transferred to NSU Colombo after wound toilet.
Bread and fresh fish are difficult to get. Tons of fresh fish landed in Negombo have the option of being thrown back into the sea as the curfew has prevented the transporters from appearing because of the curfew.
6.30 pm - A lorry transporting a bag of assorted vegetables for Rs. 500/- each, was available for sale opposite our house entrance. A picture of the bag about 2 Kg in weight and contents of good quality and reasonable price, is shown below:-
2020
Blood donation by recovered COVID patient
Three patients have gone home after recovering from COVID-19 infections. The first patient donated blood to the Kalubowila hospital. This blood is intended to be used to treat the patients in intensive care, undergoing treatment for COVID, at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Angoda.
27th March 2020
Some rules of the 'lock-down'
Were elaborated by a high ranking Police Officer on TV yesterday evening.
1. You must walk to your destination.
2. No crossing of District boundaries.
3. Urgent needs in hospital allowed.
Compulsory wearing of masks
Use of unsuitable masks and their disposal cause a serious problem. Discouraged for daily use by civilians.
Recovery of loans from salaries and pensions postponed by 3 months starting in April 2020.
4. Shops selling vegetables to be kept open.
24 hour curfew till 27th March. May later extend to 6th April before Sinhala & Tamil New Year.
Daughters are going to work at Karawanella - Consultant Anaesthetist and MOIC, Blood bank by Queenie's car.
No of Road Traffic Accidents's down with the curfew. They had a motorbike accident during off curfew hours between 8 to 2 pm. Part of skull bone was missing after accident. Brain exposed.Coma scale 3. Transferred to NSU Colombo after wound toilet.
Bread and fresh fish are difficult to get. Tons of fresh fish landed in Negombo have the option of being thrown back into the sea as the curfew has prevented the transporters from appearing because of the curfew.
6.30 pm - A lorry transporting a bag of assorted vegetables for Rs. 500/- each, was available for sale opposite our house entrance. A picture of the bag about 2 Kg in weight and contents of good quality and reasonable price, is shown below:-
2020
Three patients have gone home after recovering from COVID-19 infections. The first patient donated blood to the Kalubowila hospital. This blood is intended to be used to treat the patients in intensive care, undergoing treatment for COVID, at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Angoda.
27th March 2020
Some rules of the 'lock-down'
Were elaborated by a high ranking Police Officer on TV yesterday evening.
1. You must walk to your destination.
2. No crossing of District boundaries.
3. Urgent needs in hospital allowed.
Compulsory wearing of masks
Use of unsuitable masks and their disposal cause a serious problem. Discouraged for daily use by civilians.
Recovery of loans from salaries and pensions postponed by 3 months starting in April 2020.
4. Shops selling vegetables to be kept open.
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