Russian tour group behind Delta virus spread – Patali
The Opposition claims the arrival of a group of Russian tourists contributed to the spread of the Delta virus variant in the country. Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka said the Criminal Investigation Department must conduct an investigation pertaining to the matter.
He said at a time that the new coronavirus variants were emerging from various parts of the world, the government decided to bring down tourists from Russia and India. MP Ranawaka said recently a plane departed to bring down a former Ambassador to Russia along with Russian tourists.
He said the government was attempting to bring down 1,000 tourists and previously brought down nearly 2,700 tourists from Russia. MP Ranawaka claimed the Delta coronavirus variant travelled to China’s Nanjing province through a flight from Russia.
He added at a time when cases are surging in India, the government decided to provide quarantine facilities in Sri Lanka to Indians who were fleeing from their country. The Parliamentarian said such irresponsible decisions led to the spike in cases.
Parliamentarian Ranawaka also commented on hospitals exceeding capacities due to the rise in COVID-patients and bodies accumulating at morgues. He said the ground situation is that the health system is overwhelmed by coronavirus cases and deaths.
The Parliamentarian said although the government is attempting to deceive the public through various data, the dire situation is evident. He said citizens are struggling to seek medical attention when infected while the government is unable to provide adequate hospitals and facilities.
MP Ranawaka said the government disregarded scientifically proven methods from the outset and was keen on promoting mythical beliefs. He said the government did not administer the vaccine in November 2020 as it should have, and had to pay additional sums to procure required vaccine doses.
Parliamentarian Ranawaka said vaccine doses were procured by paying more than 10 times the initial rates. He also accused the government of defrauding funds through Rapid Antigen Test kits, PCR tests, quarantine centres and vaccine doses.
Parliamentarian Champika Ranawaka said the government is now attempting to produce unapproved vaccine doses.
(Source: News Radio)
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Dumbo, (1). provide some evidence (2). When did the Russians left the country (3) what is the time gap between them leaving and Delta variant spreading in SL? (3) Have they been detected with Delta variant? (4) Have there been first clusters of delta variant appearing in the places where these tourists had been visiting, before it spread to the rest of the country? If you don’t know the answer, shut up your ugly stupid mouth and don’t try to gain political advantage when the country is facing a massive disaster and don’t try to convince us your brain is located between buttocks since we are well aware of that.
Indra,
Don’t worry,
The Moda Mr P and his catchers are drifting in the wilderness.
Provide some evidence. Don’t joke my dear. It’s not happening in Srilanka.
Whatever political party he represents, What he says is true.What is shown on Puppet channels to the public are not true.
We have already got bad news from early Ukraine tourists & Indian arrivals.. Foreign SL workers were not allowed to enter the country for a long period.They were black listed.. Now whoever went on vacation denied to board flight back to UAE.
Srilanka has no facility to do the second Rapid Antigen PCR Test 4 hrs prior to departure to UAE asked . ( Apart from 1st PCR Test)Thousands of workers losing their jobs. Our Authorities
never think about fixing this facility in CMB airport. Now it is doing in Indian Airports.
Government must take responsible for the present crisis.Covid Task Force can’t handle, it is a military & politically formed group. No proper mechanism to handle the case it is running directly under president orders.Then What is the use of Cabinet & Ministry of health? Most hospitals ICU wards are full& running out beds for patients. Morgues are full of bodies.Out of Every 500 PCR Test are at least 350 positive. From the beginning
WHO said Vaccine is the only solution,Anyhow it is happening now but too late. First priority should be given for Vaccine. Colombo City converted as a covid center. At least now pl keep side your politics. And save citizen’s life. We will pray and wish a better tomorrow 🙏
First case of COVID:
Sri Lanka – June 17; Russia – June 29; Ukraine – June 23
Anybody with pea size brain can workout by looking at these dates the truth, including this HSU. It is always easy and stupid to make assumptions when the facts are available at hand, For the time being I stop now since I have a job to do instead of harping like the idiot. To follow later when I finish my work.
Sources:
Sri Lanka: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/delta-variant-of-covid-19-spreading-fast-in-sri-lanka/articleshow/84546297.cms
Russia: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/06/29/russia-confirms-first-delta-plus-variant-cases-a74378
Ukraine: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/ukraine-registers-first-cases-covid-19-delta-variant-2021-06-23/
Oh, cannot stand the rants of previous bloggers.
We need the $’s guys, we need the $’s badly.
Only Ukrainian tourists can bring dollars to the country.
The MP’s are driven in 3 year old luxury vehicles which don’t perform well in the rotten village roads causing physical damage to the bloated bellies of the occupants; they should be renewed ASAP.
And we need the dollars to issue permits and keep the 2/3 majority intact.
Guys, give us a break.
We need the dollars to pay salaries for the the staggering number of the citizens employed by the government and to pay for increases each group go on strike, free education and health, to employ when the graduate go on riot telling it was the responsibility of the government to give them, subsidised fuel, COVID vaccine in a highly competitive world market where there is not enough supplies to meet the demand, to build highways and other infrastructure to attract tourists and business too. WE SEE WHAT WE CHOOSE TO SEE. I wait to hear in which parliament Sri Lankan politicians did not serve themselves and their henchmen. THAT IS PROUD SRI LANKAN CULTURE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Indra,
We do not need dollars to pay public servants and teachers.
We need adequate internal revenue to pay the public servants & teachers in Sri Lankan Rupees.
Revenue collection is dismal and corruption in the Tax office is disgusting.
In addition, Governments granting tax breaks to increase their popularity is stupid.
There is a Minister (who claims a PhD) who goes around saying 92% of Govt Revenue goes for Public Service salaries. What a pitiable idiot.
That means only 8% of Govt revenue remains for other Govt services like health, infrastructure and services.
What idiocy.
Roxie if you are expecting a reply here it is:- Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Haaaaaaa aaaa aaaaa !!!!!!!
Tell the Sri Lankan people !!!!!