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By Imesh Ranasinghe SJB MP Nalin Bandara
Thursday July 1, 2021 1:38 pm
ECONOMYNEXT – A cabinet reshuffle is on the cards in which a number of ministers representing minor parties in Sri Lanka’s ruling alliance may be removed, the main opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) said.
SJB MP Nalin Bandara told reporters Thursday (01) that government will attempt a “gimmick” in the coming days by reshuffling the cabinet to hide the administration’s failures.
Bandara claimed the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will try to “clip the wings” of cabinet ministers that represent minor parties in the SLPP-led alliance.
“In order to cover the failures of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Rajapaksa family, they will clip the wings of some of the cabinet ministers,” he said.
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Swiss aid for Lanka’s pandemic response Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
The Ambassador of Switzerland to Sri Lanka Dominik Furgler called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday morning at Temple Trees to hand over medical supplies donated by the Government of Switzerland to Sri Lanka.
Commenting on the Swiss relief provided to South Asian countries to help fight the pandemic, including this donation to Sri Lanka, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis earlier had said, “We can only end this pandemic together - international support is essential.”
Prime Minister Rajapaksa thanked the People of Switzerland for the generous donation and stressed the importance of continuing the already strong cooperation between the two countries.
The Ministry of Health has said asymptomatic COVID-19 patients can be t treated in their own homes.
The Ministry of Health has in a media statement said that a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, has led to the congestion of interim treatment centres and dedicated COVID-19 hospitals. Thus, there is a delay in admitting a COVID-19 patient to a hospital in the Western Province and several other parts of the country.
“A number of health unions including the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) have urged us to come up with a mechanism to treat some patients at home. If not, there would be increasing numbers of people who die of complications due to late hospital admissions, they warned.