The Navy General Hospital –Colombo has been converted into a treatment center for persons infected with the new coronavirus, soon after the outbreak of COVID – 19. In this backdrop, retired naval personnel, family members of naval personnel and civil staff employees receiving treatment from monthly clinics of the hospital faced quite a few hardships. Taking these matters into consideration, the Navy arranged a new programme, enabling the clinic attendees to receive their medication from the nearest government hospital.

As a measure of controlling the spreading of new coronavirus in the country, Sri Lanka Navy conducted sterilization programmes at all 2020 railway stations from Galle to Beliatta, today (11^th May 2020).

With the termination of their courses, ten (10) SL Navy personnel who were following training courses in India, arrived to the Southern seas of Sri Lanka onboard an Indian war ship. Thereafter, SL Navy took the returning persons aboard a Fast Attack Craft and accompanied them to the Galle harbour, today (11^th May 2020).

With completion of their quarantine process another 10 persons left the quarantine centre established at Boossa Naval Base, today (11^th May 2020).

Twelve (12) other naval personnel infected with coronavirus and underwent treatment in hospitals, were discharged from the hospitals being tested negative to COVID-19, in the evening on 09^th May and on 10^th May 2020.

The Navy removed branches and debris collected at the underside of Wakwella Bridge in Galle and made its free flow of water, as prior preparation of averting a possible threat of flooding, on 10^th May 2020.

During a joint operation conducted by Sri Lanka Navy and Divisional Anti Corruption Unit-Hambanthota, a person with heroin was apprehended at Koholankala area in Hambanthota, today (10^th May 2020).

The Navy on 09^th May 2020, sprang into action to remove branches and twigs of trees and debris collected at the underside of Galle, Agaliya bridge which made the area in danger of flooding due to its blockage of free down flow.

Navy apprehended 03 persons who engaged in illegal fishing blasting explosive, during a search operation carried out at Malaimunthal sea area in Trincomalee, on 09^th May 2020.

The resident civilians in Ragama area donated a stock of face masks to the Sri Lanka Navy, in support of its efforts to control the spread of new coronavirus in the country, today (09^th May 2020).