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BAD TASTE IN SALT DEAL DIANA GAMAGE RS. 70.00 PAGES 80 / SECTIONS 7 VOL. 03 – NO. 04 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2020 I HAVE GOVT. PREPARES FOR Q2 GDP POMPEO WHILE SJB HIT DATA ONLY »SEE PAGE 11 BY 20A AFTERMATH IN 2021? »SEE PAGE 3 »SEE PAGES 8 & 9 »SEE BUSINESS PAGE 1 LEGITIMATEPOWEROVER SJB GENERAL PREVENTIVE GUIDELINES For verified information on the coronavirus (Covid-19) contact any of the following authorities Suwasariya Ambulance Service 1999 Health Promotion Bureau Quarantine Unit 0112 112 705 1990 Epidemiology Unit 0112 695 112 Govt. coronavirus hotline 0113071073 PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL TASK FORCE FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES Telephone 0114354854, 0114733600 Wash hands with soap for 40-60 Wear a commercially available mask/ Maintain a minimum distance Use gloves when shopping, using Use traditional Sri Lankan greeting Always wear a mask, avoid crowded Hotline 0113456200-4 seconds, or rub hands with alcohol- cloth mask or a surgical mask at all of 1 metre from others, especially public transport, etc. and discard into at all times instead of handshaking, vehicles, maintain distance, and wash Fax 0112333066, 0114354882 based handrub for 20-30 seconds times in public places in public places a lidded bin lined with a bag hugging, and/or kissing hands before and after travelling Email [email protected] PCR test success rate 70% z Local lab tests depend on various conditions: Health Ministry z Positive turning negative could be due to antibodies BY MAHEESHA MUDUGAMUWA Ministry of Health Spokesman Dr. swab reached the necessary depth) or specifically positive cases turning out to person tests positive for the virus and Jayaruwan Bandara stressed that the the patient had developed antibodies be negative later on, has aroused much later on tests negative, it means the With serious concerns raised over the recent irregularities sensitivity of a test carried out at a local and killed the virus naturally. curiosity among the general public individual has developed antibodies with PCR test results, the Ministry of Health said that the laboratory was dependent on various “A false positive or negative test with regard to the credibility of the and has overcome the virus naturally. sensitivity of a PCR test carried out at a local laboratory conditions including the method result could be due to one particular tests conducted, as well as the ability “Similarly, if a person tested negative applied to take the necessary sample reason or several reasons,” he told The of containing the virus based on the today, they can be tested positive stood at around 70%, which means the remaining 30% and whether the sample was taken from Sunday Morning. tests conducted at local laboratories. tomorrow,” he added. could either be false negatives or positives. the right place in the nose (whether the The irregularities of test results, Dr. Bandara also explained that if a Contd. on page 2 Pompeo to Quarantine life Diana and SJB clash discuss MCC? z SJB to take Conflicting claims are being made by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General z No denial from the US disciplinary action Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of the With US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s same party MP Diana Gamage regarding visit to Sri Lanka scheduled for this week, z Diana says the Central Committee members of the SJB, there remains a strong possibility that the following the aftermath of last Thursday's US Millennium Challenge Corporation no action (22) vote on the 20th Amendment to the (MCC) compact will be on the agenda for can be Constitution in Parliament. discussion, despite authorities remaining taken Contd. on page 2 coy about the subject. When contacted by The Sunday Morning, CAPITAL HEIGHTS US Embassy in Sri Lanka Spokesperson Nancy VanHorn said that a wide range of CAPITALRS. 34 MILLION HEIGHTS topics would be discussed at the meeting. RS. 34 MILLION Contd. on page 2 UPWARDS UPWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL ACT CAPITAL HEIGHTS Amendments RS. 34 MILLION VISIT OUR with AG UPWARDSWEBSITE The much anticipated amendments to the CAPITALVISIT HEIGHTS+94 OUR 763112233 Environmental Act were submitted to the RS.35SHOW APARTMENT MILLIONWEBSITE UPWARDSRS. 34 MILLION Attorney General (AG)’s Department by READY FOR INSPECTION UPWARDS the Ministry of Environment, The Sunday Morning learnt. PROJECT NEARING+94 763112233 COMPLETION VISIT OUR Contd. on page 2 SHOW APARTMENT WEBSITE Children who tested positive for Covid-19 being treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda adapting to life in VISIT OUR PVT. BUSES TO HALT OPERATIONS the quarantine centre PHOTO LALITH PERERA +94 763112233WEBSITE READY FOR INSPECTION SHOW APARTMENT www.capitalheights.lk+94 763112233 We have enough READY FORSHOW INSPECTION APARTMENT COLOMBO MEGA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PROJECTCoconut NEARING prices COMPLETION READY FOR INSPECTION buses: Govt. controlled: PROJECT NEARINGPROJECT NEARING COMPLETION COMPLETION BY SKANDHA GUNASEKARA Cost yet to be finalised Bandula The Government has an adequate number of The Urban Development by the Authority in and around With a steady supply of coconuts, buses to fill any shortages in public transport Authority (UDA) is yet to finalise Colombo next year, The Sunday the prices of coconuts have now been as a result of private buses discontinuing the total cost for the new mega Morning learnt. brought under control, Minister of operations, according to State Minister of development projects to be launched Contd. on page 2 Trade Dr. Bandula Gunawardana Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services revealed. and Carriages, and Automotive Industries Contd. on page 2 Dilum Amunugama. HAZARDOUS CONSTRUCTIONS IN KANDY “If private buses stop operating in the near TNA-MODI DIALOGUE future, we will use Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses to ensure availability of buses for public transport,” he told The Sunday Morning. Postponed Contd. on page 2 Risk zones to indefinitely COPE meetings The discussion that was to take be mapped place between the Prime Minister of to recommence India Narendra Modi and the Tamil z Conformity assessments to be conducted periodically The Committee on Public Enterprises National Alliance (TNA) has been (COPE) would meet next on 3 November BY SARAH HANNAN The decision was reached after the postponed indefinitely. and continue its schedule as before. Governor was presented with the study “Given the present predicament, COPE Chairman Dr. Charitha Herath told Central Province Governor Lalith U. report prepared by the 25-member we are unaware as to whether the The Sunday Morning that the Committee Gamage is to look into implementing the independent committee he had appointed discussion would take place any time would meet once again at the very next recommendations to have safe building to investigate potentially hazardous soon,” TNA Leader R. Sampanthan session of Parliament. structures in the Kandy city limits going buildings in the Kandy Municipal limits. told The Sunday Morning. Contd. on page 2 forward. Contd. on page 3 Contd. on page 2 2 the sunday morning NEWS Sunday, October 25, 2020 Contd. from page 1 to who decides if a test should be carried Nevertheless, contradictory remarks were Morning on 16 October whether the MCC difficult but necessary decisions to secure PCR test... out at a private lab or government lab, Dr. made by SJB General Secretary Ranjith compact would be discussed with Pompeo, its economic independence for long-term When asked whether there is a possibility Bandara noted that the decision was made by Madduma Bandara, as he stressed that the said that it was a friendly visit and many topics prosperity, and we stand ready to partner with of positive cases moving freely within society the Epidemiology Unit and that the Ministry Central Committee was appointed recently by could be touched on. Sri Lanka for its economic development and due to the faulty tests, Dr. Bandara stated that of Health was not sending samples to private the SJB members and therefore, disciplinary “We don’t know yet, but obviously they will growth,” Thompson stated. there was a possibility, but as tests were mostly hospitals to carry out the tests. action would be taken against Gamage. raise matters important to them. What matters It was also noted that the US would urge Sri carried out based on contact tracing and if the When asked whether similar action would be to us, we will have to express. But it is a very Lanka to uphold democracy and human rights. suspected case was a first or second contact of taken against the MPs of these three parties who friendly visit,” he said. – Maheesha Mudugamuwa an already positive case, follow-up tests would Diana and... voted for the 20th Amendment, Bandara said Meanwhile, during a media briefing held be conducted. SJB Assistant Secretary National List MP a discussion would be held with party leaders with Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs However, contrary to what Dr. Bandara said, Diana Gamage was among the eight SJB MPs and a decision would be taken afterwards. Assistant Secretary David R. Stilwell and COPE meetings... medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) alleged who voted for the 20th Amendment last week. Meanwhile, when contacted, SJB MP Nalin Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs “The Parliament is next set to meet on 3 that most faulty test results were basically due to Following the voting, vehement opposition Bandara Jayamaha told The Sunday Morning Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Dean R. November and we too will have our next the faulty procedures followed in laboratories. had erupted within the party against