Shavendra Silva said : "Sometimes, those reports give an alarming picture as those are deaths which had occurred in a sequence, perhaps who had died for some other reasons, but they were confirmed positive to virus when PCRs were done before release for onward funeral arrangements were put into effect. This has to be sorted out after a proper speedy mechanism so that people would not be alarmed,"

colombopage Tuesday, June 8, 2021 10:29:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : "Sometimes, those reports give an alarming picture as those are deaths which had occurred in a sequence, perhaps who had died for some other reasons, but they were confirmed positive to virus when PCRs were done before release for onward funeral arrangements were put into effect. This has to be sorted out after a proper speedy mechanism so that people would not be alarmed,"

slmuslims Tuesday, June 8, 2021 9:54:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “The President has already notified the relevant Ministers and all other Heads of Institutions prior to imposing the lockdown to ensure that the state mechanism operates undisrupted during the lockdown period. The required mobile services are functioning uninterrupted to ensure that the people receive their requirements without any shortage,”

dailynews-lk Monday, May 31, 2021 11:27:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : "We urge people to strictly follow this travel restriction in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. The coming three weeks are extremely crucial and hope to break the spread of the virus,"

sinacom-en Monday, May 17, 2021 8:35:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva remarked : "In keeping with this emergency need, the Army immediately initiated an island-wide hunt for suitable locations and buildings and as a result, Security Force members at all regional levels are busy improvising new places to serve as Intermediate Care Centres or Hospitals, exclusively reserved for COVID-19 treatment as existing capacities in government hospitals are already overwhelmed. We expect to open this state-of-the art facility centre shortly in Seeduwa with the express objective of giving the best emergency healthcare to affected Sri Lankans free of charge,"

news-lk Sunday, May 9, 2021 4:45:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva told : “We anticipate a sharp rise in the coming weeks,”

tamilguardian Tuesday, May 4, 2021 11:47:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : "There is always a possibility of such individuals being infected. So we cannot let them through. They will also be subject to the random test,"

srilankamirror Friday, April 30, 2021 8:48:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “We discussed the increase in the numbers of ICU beds and other beds and what are the hospitals that would be used for the purpose. We have already discussed with health professionals how to care for patients,”

ceylontoday Thursday, April 29, 2021 12:04:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “The quarantine period for visitors was reduced to seven to ten days. Under these circumstances the quarantine period will be extended again to 14 days. Health officials announce it,”

colombopage Saturday, April 24, 2021 10:21:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : "We urge people to avoid unnecessary travel and remain home, especially during the weekend. Strict health guidelines must be followed including wearing a mask and maintaining social distancing as the coming two weeks will be very critical,"

xinhuanet_en Friday, April 23, 2021 7:08:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva added : "It is worthwhile to mention here that HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Hon Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Secretary Defence, General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) have been lending their maximum support for resolution of your concerns all the time, and plans are afoot to launch different welfare roles for the greater benefit of you in future too, although the government, largely due to COVID-19 impact has been confronted with both health and financial constraints. All those welfare and other concerns and pressing issues are now being addressed at Ministry level and solutions found without any further delay. Similarly, construction work of the Defence Service HQ complex at Sri Jayawardenepura has been now expedited and our sister services could also be re-located soon after its completion,"

news-lk Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:15:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva told : "Today we buried two of them and there will be five more to be buried,"

newindianexpress Friday, March 5, 2021 10:33:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “These people claim they can’t get vaccinated at an army hospital. I don’t think a person that considers himself to be Sri Lankan would say such things. This is a democratic country and people have the right to have any stance. We can’t vaccinate people by force. If someone or a group feels that they can’t visit an army camp to be vaccinated, its their problem,”

island Saturday, February 20, 2021 5:07:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “With the large number of patients, we needed more hospital beds. We lost around 5,000 beds when we converted the quarantine centres into intermediate care centres,”

sundayobserver Saturday, February 6, 2021 11:40:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “Seventy-three years ago, our ancestors earned independence through hardships; it was not given to us on a gold platter. We should be proud about our independence,”

sundaytimes Sunday, January 31, 2021 3:39:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “the arrangements for parliamentarians are more flexible according to the requirement and the situation”

sundaytimes Sunday, January 31, 2021 3:39:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva wrote : “I express my heartiest congratulations on your acceding to the highest cachet in the World (sic),”

tamilguardian Friday, January 22, 2021 5:35:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva pointed out : "Complaints also claim that you all are charging exorbitant sums of varying degree for antigen and PCR tests. This should not be the case. Only 30 technically-equipped such laboratories are authorized by the Health Department to carry out such tests in accordance with approved provisions and guidelines because concerns have been expressed as regards the reliability and accuracy of such tests by certain affected parties since they sometimes provide contradictory results. Only yesterday alone, 18,000 PCR tests were performed although the private sector charges, i.e Rs 6750 for BOI company employees remain unchanged. Only authorized standard charges should be levied for such tests. It is much better if those existing price ranges can be further reduced for the benefit of the masses, "

news-lk Friday, January 22, 2021 1:48:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva pointed out : "Complaints also claim that you all are charging exorbitant sums of varying degree for antigen and PCR tests. This should not be the case. Only 30 technically-equipped such laboratories are authorized by the Health Department to carry out such tests in accordance with approved provisions and guidelines because concerns have been expressed as regards the reliability and accuracy of such tests by certain affected parties since they sometimes provide contradictory results. Only yesterday alone, 18,000 PCR tests were performed although the private sector charges, i.e Rs 6750 for BOI company employees remain unchanged. Only authorized standard charges should be levied for such tests. It is much better if those existing price ranges can be further reduced for the benefit of the masses, "

dailynews-lk Thursday, January 21, 2021 3:22:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva told : "No any outside ‘third party’ if any, reaching you for accommodation of foreign arrivals in your hotels for quarantine purposes, should be given a single cent to get such openings as we have already managed to prevent some ‘unscrupulous’ elements who were resorting to such corrupt practices in the recent past after the 2nd wave broke out,” General Silva has said. “We would not dare to tolerate such practices at the expense of the Army image since ours is a credible organization of the highest standards. What we want is to get those arrivals a fair deal with decent meals, full care and accommodation at the lowest rate possible,"

slmuslims Thursday, January 14, 2021 11:22:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva added : "Having considered the large number of requests submitted to the NOCPCO by the public, the private hospitals have been asked to submit their proposal to function ICCs either in a specific hospital or in a luxury hotel"

ceylontoday Wednesday, December 16, 2020 2:08:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva added : “If we find places where there are patients and where people are living in close proximity to each other, we will isolate those areas immediately to prevent further spread,”

srilankamirror Monday, December 7, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : "Sometimes, those reports give an alarming picture as those are deaths which had occurred in a sequence, perhaps who had died for some other reasons, but they were confirmed positive to virus when PCRs were done before release for onward funeral arrangements were put into effect. This has to be sorted out after a proper speedy mechanism so that people would not be alarmed,"

colombopage Tuesday, June 8, 2021 10:29:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : "Sometimes, those reports give an alarming picture as those are deaths which had occurred in a sequence, perhaps who had died for some other reasons, but they were confirmed positive to virus when PCRs were done before release for onward funeral arrangements were put into effect. This has to be sorted out after a proper speedy mechanism so that people would not be alarmed,"

slmuslims Tuesday, June 8, 2021 9:54:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “The President has already notified the relevant Ministers and all other Heads of Institutions prior to imposing the lockdown to ensure that the state mechanism operates undisrupted during the lockdown period. The required mobile services are functioning uninterrupted to ensure that the people receive their requirements without any shortage,”

dailynews-lk Monday, May 31, 2021 11:27:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : "We urge people to strictly follow this travel restriction in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. The coming three weeks are extremely crucial and hope to break the spread of the virus,"

sinacom-en Monday, May 17, 2021 8:35:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva remarked : "In keeping with this emergency need, the Army immediately initiated an island-wide hunt for suitable locations and buildings and as a result, Security Force members at all regional levels are busy improvising new places to serve as Intermediate Care Centres or Hospitals, exclusively reserved for COVID-19 treatment as existing capacities in government hospitals are already overwhelmed. We expect to open this state-of-the art facility centre shortly in Seeduwa with the express objective of giving the best emergency healthcare to affected Sri Lankans free of charge,"

news-lk Sunday, May 9, 2021 4:45:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva told : “We anticipate a sharp rise in the coming weeks,”

tamilguardian Tuesday, May 4, 2021 11:47:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : "There is always a possibility of such individuals being infected. So we cannot let them through. They will also be subject to the random test,"

srilankamirror Friday, April 30, 2021 8:48:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “We discussed the increase in the numbers of ICU beds and other beds and what are the hospitals that would be used for the purpose. We have already discussed with health professionals how to care for patients,”

ceylontoday Thursday, April 29, 2021 12:04:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “The quarantine period for visitors was reduced to seven to ten days. Under these circumstances the quarantine period will be extended again to 14 days. Health officials announce it,”

colombopage Saturday, April 24, 2021 10:21:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : "We urge people to avoid unnecessary travel and remain home, especially during the weekend. Strict health guidelines must be followed including wearing a mask and maintaining social distancing as the coming two weeks will be very critical,"

xinhuanet_en Friday, April 23, 2021 7:08:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva added : "It is worthwhile to mention here that HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Hon Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Secretary Defence, General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) have been lending their maximum support for resolution of your concerns all the time, and plans are afoot to launch different welfare roles for the greater benefit of you in future too, although the government, largely due to COVID-19 impact has been confronted with both health and financial constraints. All those welfare and other concerns and pressing issues are now being addressed at Ministry level and solutions found without any further delay. Similarly, construction work of the Defence Service HQ complex at Sri Jayawardenepura has been now expedited and our sister services could also be re-located soon after its completion,"

news-lk Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:15:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva told : "Today we buried two of them and there will be five more to be buried,"

newindianexpress Friday, March 5, 2021 10:33:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “These people claim they can’t get vaccinated at an army hospital. I don’t think a person that considers himself to be Sri Lankan would say such things. This is a democratic country and people have the right to have any stance. We can’t vaccinate people by force. If someone or a group feels that they can’t visit an army camp to be vaccinated, its their problem,”

island Saturday, February 20, 2021 5:07:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “With the large number of patients, we needed more hospital beds. We lost around 5,000 beds when we converted the quarantine centres into intermediate care centres,”

sundayobserver Saturday, February 6, 2021 11:40:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “Seventy-three years ago, our ancestors earned independence through hardships; it was not given to us on a gold platter. We should be proud about our independence,”

sundaytimes Sunday, January 31, 2021 3:39:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva said : “the arrangements for parliamentarians are more flexible according to the requirement and the situation”

sundaytimes Sunday, January 31, 2021 3:39:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva wrote : “I express my heartiest congratulations on your acceding to the highest cachet in the World (sic),”

tamilguardian Friday, January 22, 2021 5:35:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva pointed out : "Complaints also claim that you all are charging exorbitant sums of varying degree for antigen and PCR tests. This should not be the case. Only 30 technically-equipped such laboratories are authorized by the Health Department to carry out such tests in accordance with approved provisions and guidelines because concerns have been expressed as regards the reliability and accuracy of such tests by certain affected parties since they sometimes provide contradictory results. Only yesterday alone, 18,000 PCR tests were performed although the private sector charges, i.e Rs 6750 for BOI company employees remain unchanged. Only authorized standard charges should be levied for such tests. It is much better if those existing price ranges can be further reduced for the benefit of the masses, "

news-lk Friday, January 22, 2021 1:48:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva pointed out : "Complaints also claim that you all are charging exorbitant sums of varying degree for antigen and PCR tests. This should not be the case. Only 30 technically-equipped such laboratories are authorized by the Health Department to carry out such tests in accordance with approved provisions and guidelines because concerns have been expressed as regards the reliability and accuracy of such tests by certain affected parties since they sometimes provide contradictory results. Only yesterday alone, 18,000 PCR tests were performed although the private sector charges, i.e Rs 6750 for BOI company employees remain unchanged. Only authorized standard charges should be levied for such tests. It is much better if those existing price ranges can be further reduced for the benefit of the masses, "

dailynews-lk Thursday, January 21, 2021 3:22:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva told : "No any outside ‘third party’ if any, reaching you for accommodation of foreign arrivals in your hotels for quarantine purposes, should be given a single cent to get such openings as we have already managed to prevent some ‘unscrupulous’ elements who were resorting to such corrupt practices in the recent past after the 2nd wave broke out,” General Silva has said. “We would not dare to tolerate such practices at the expense of the Army image since ours is a credible organization of the highest standards. What we want is to get those arrivals a fair deal with decent meals, full care and accommodation at the lowest rate possible,"

slmuslims Thursday, January 14, 2021 11:22:00 AM EAT

Shavendra Silva added : "Having considered the large number of requests submitted to the NOCPCO by the public, the private hospitals have been asked to submit their proposal to function ICCs either in a specific hospital or in a luxury hotel"

ceylontoday Wednesday, December 16, 2020 2:08:00 PM EAT

Shavendra Silva added : “If we find places where there are patients and where people are living in close proximity to each other, we will isolate those areas immediately to prevent further spread,”

srilankamirror Monday, December 7, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT