Sri Lanka Navy, as part of its Naval Social Responsibility (NSR) project, conducted a programme today (04^th April 2020) to distribute dry rations among inmates of ‘Mithuru Mithuro’ Rehab Centre, who are facing hardships following the COVID-19 outbreak.

The second batch of persons who successfully completed their quarantine process at the quarantine centre established at Boossa Naval Base, left for their homes today (03^rd April 2020).

As an extension of the programmes conducted by the Navy to control the spread of coronavirus in the country, several programmes were carried out at Colombo North Teaching Hospital premises in Ragama during past few days.

Navy apprehended two persons with 34kg of beef in two occasions and two persons travelled on a motor bike breaching curfew, during a foot patrol carried out in Arugambay area, today (3^rd April 2020).

The senior citizens who felt in difficulties of transport under the curfew situation enacted all over the island, were assisted by the navy to obtain their pension on 02^nd and 03^rd April 2020.

Disinfection chambers built by the Navy’s Research and Development Unit under Naval Social Responsibility (NSR) Project were set up at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital – Kalubowila, Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital and University Hospital KDU on 02^nd April 2020.

Few more disinfection programmes were conducted by Sri Lanka Navy in order to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in the country, during 1^st to 2^nd April 2020, at Puttalam Base Hospital, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, People’s Bank premises in Narahenpita and Kirulapana and Zahira College-Puttalam.

Three (03) persons with Kerala cannabis and heroin were apprehend during two search operations carried out by Navy in coordination with SL Police, at Mullikulam area and at Karamba area in Puttalam, on 2^nd April 2020.

Extending their coorperation to the Navy’s quarantine programme to control the spread of coronavirus in the country, Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd. donated a stock of healthcare equipment to the SL Navy, at the Naval Headquarters, today (02^nd April 2020).

Sri Lanka Navy commenced to put up a location for examining blood and saliva of suspected persons to coronavirus affection and installing a CCTV system at the ward for the suspected pregnant mothers to coronavirus affection, in Nevil Fernando hospital, today (02^nd April 2020).