Special Covid control Committee issue 9 instructions

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Special Covid control Committee issue 9 instructions

Special Committee on COVID-19 Control met under the leadership of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today.

Following are the key decisions taken during the meeting.

  • Quarantine curfew until 4 am on September 6. It was decided to extend the quarantine curfew which is in force until 4 am on September 6.
  • President instructed to inform the Medical Officers of Health to submit requests for necessary vaccines to cover those who are over the age of 30 and not received the vaccines so far.
  • In the event anyone fails to obtain the first dose, it was mentioned that they are able to get the first dose from the centres where the second doses are being administered.
  • Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa pointed out that local politicians should take action to encourage the people to obtain the vaccine.
  • The President said the doctors and the Heads of the Health Sector who have been making recommendations on the actions that need to be taken to contain the virus should continue to pay constant attention to necessary actions that need to be taken in the future as well.
  • If anyone over the age of 60 or suffering from non-communicable diseases has contracted the virus, they should be hospitalised immediately. The President pointed out that such patients are being discharged early after being recovered following proper medical treatment.
  • The attention was also paid to the issues concerning the death of persons who are not COVID-19 patients and no one in the family is being quarantined and the need to continue with the decision to conduct the last rites within 24 hours.
  • The measures taken to meet the daily needs of the people during the quarantine curfew period was reviewed and the President emphasized the need to pay special attention to the daily wage earners and low-income earners.
  • Projects implemented by Ministry of Indigenous Medicine to provide Ayurvedic medicines to the people covering the entire country to boost immunity.