Sri Lanka News Thread

[pj57]

(02-23-2021, 12:26 AM)JamisBanda Wrote:  

(02-23-2021, 12:18 AM)pj57 Wrote:  And my opinion was right, they showed it by the way they governed in that period. They came to power with a lot of promise but achieved almost nothing. That is why the majority of people voted against them at the last two elections. This government has actually been in power for only 6 months though the President was elected in November 2019. The President had to work with a opposition who held a majority in parliament which blocked every progressive move the President made during that time. And the whole time this government has been in power had to be spent mainly on the COVID situation. So let's give them time and judge them as time progresses.

Well here we have a prime example where we can judge the government, and they are screwing it royally, but you keep saying it's how things work in SL. perfectly normal.

It's normal by SL standards, that is what I am reiterating.

Government officials work to the political preferences forgetting their job is to serve the people. They screw things up if they are politically inclined against the government, this is a fact we have faced for many decades. That said, I am not saying the government is not to be blamed. They have to take responsibility for the screw ups as well but at the same time you have to understand these are unprecedent times which the world hasn't faced for a very long time, not during our lifetime anyway. We know for a fact that even affluent western countries have screwed up big time on this. These are not excuses but stark facts we have to face and understand.

[JamisBanda]

(02-23-2021, 12:50 AM)pj57 Wrote:  

(02-23-2021, 12:26 AM)JamisBanda Wrote:  Well here we have a prime example where we can judge the government, and they are screwing it royally, but you keep saying it's how things work in SL. perfectly normal.

It's normal by SL standards, that is what I am reiterating.

Government officials work to the political preferences forgetting their job is to serve the people. They screw things up if they are politically inclined against the government, this is a fact we have faced for many decades. That said, I am not saying the government is not to be blamed. They have to take responsibility for the screw ups as well but at the same time you have to understand these are unprecedent times which the world hasn't faced for a very long time, not during our lifetime anyway. We know for a fact that even affluent western countries have screwed up big time on this. These are not excuses but stark facts we have to face and understand.

LMAO

[pj57]

Facts can't be laughed off...they remain as facts.

[The One]

So when this government is screwing up its SL standards.
When the previous government was screwing up its just they're bad.

Got it.

[pj57]

(02-23-2021, 01:57 AM)The One Wrote:  So when this government is screwing up its SL standards.
When the previous government was screwing up its just they're bad.

Got it.

Making these sort of statements is good for your ego...nothing else. You can go ahead and make some more.

[pj57]

http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Covid-19-Six-centres-in-Colombo-to-vaccinate-public/108-206401

The medical team of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) in collaboration with the Health Ministry, have set up six vaccination centres in Colombo for the public to receive the anti COVID-19 jabs which rolled out into the public from early last week.

According to CMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ruwan Wijemuni, the centres have been set up in Crow Island in Colombo North, Bandaranaike Mawatha Maternity Home in Central Colombo 2A area, the P.D. Sirisena Grounds in Maligawatte in Central Colombo 2B area, in Borella it is set up in Campbell Park and Public Library, Colombo 07, in Colombo East in Torrington Flats and Anderson Flats and in Colombo West it is set up in the MOH office District 5.

Yesterday alone, 7,000 people were inoculated with the Astra Zeneca jabs in these centres and the vaccination programme will continue till such time the vaccines are available. Dr. Wijemuni said his team aimed to inoculate 450,000 people in Colombo as soon as possible but the jabs presently would not be available for those below 30 years.

He said people were required to contact their area MOH officer or PHI office and register for the vaccines by giving in their name, address and phone number. Those who are unable to register have been advised to go to their nearest centre, provide an identification and await their turn to receive the jab. People who are visiting the centre must have their respective addresses in that MOH area and no one from outside Colombo will be given the vaccination. There is a very well planned system in place, Dr. Wijemuni said.

The vaccines will not be given to lactating mothers, pregnant women, those suffering from cancer, kidney failure or any types of kidney disease and those taking any immunosuppressive drugs. "they will not receive the vaccine because they have the tendency to develop the full blown COVID with this. We are doing a very thorough screening. When people come to the centre, we give them a form for them to fill up and acknowledge if they have any of those underlying conditions and allergies and we go through their allergic history and only then we administer the vaccine,dr. Wijemuni said.

He said the centres presently set up will also change, to enable medical officers to provide a door step service to the citizens.

Presently medical officers are concentrating on areas where the number of COVID-19 cases reported were less in the first and second wave. Those who have already recovered after being infected with the virus have developed the antibodies which is why it was now important to administer the vaccines to those who have not been affected by the virus.

Dr. Wijemuni said it was crucial that those in Colombo receive the jab first as it was a hot spot for the virus. "if we can administer 450,000 doses for the population residing in Colombo, above the age of 18, we can achieve herd immunity where we can basically put a comma to the transmission of the virus and if people adhere to the strict health guidelines we will be done with the virus, Dr. Wijemuni said.

[The One]

(02-23-2021, 02:01 AM)pj57 Wrote:  

(02-23-2021, 01:57 AM)The One Wrote:  So when this government is screwing up its SL standards.
When the previous government was screwing up its just they're bad.

Got it.

Making these sort of statements is good for your ego...nothing else. You can go ahead and make some more.

Slippery again.

[Bada]

Looking at social distancing here, there's a better chance of getting infected than getting vaccinated

[rsk19]

This is from a Twitter user called Nuwan about his experience at a vaccination center in SL (I’m uploading specifically for pj):

Got the 1st #CovishieldVaccine vaccine from Lunawa & this will detail my experience

Spoiler alert:
I haven't seen this bad of a clusterfuck since GoT Season 8

Also, it's gonna be a long thread, so buckle up
(1/15)

Firstly there wasn't any announcement of sorts about the vaccination.
People just got to know through the grapevine via Facebook.

There's a dedicated group for Moratuwa residents that broadcast messages like this
(2/15)

We went in @ 11:20am
At that point, the queue extended beyond the hospital grounds and spilled onto the street.

Queue jumpers were rampant and they became bolder the closer we got to the gate.

Some were skipping the queue entirely and going in.
(3/15)

We noticed that vehicles with Dr. passes were constantly moving in and out of the hospital.
Inside they were loaded to the gills with what I presume are family members.

Since there was nobody to man the gate, it became a free-for-all.
Soon tuks were also going in
(4/15)

Eventually, we made our way in.
A nurse was handing out a document which happened to be a consent form.
Let's call it A

She was warning that vaccine stocks are low and that this was it.

This naturally put everyone on edge.
(5/15)

The lady returned with small tokens who didn't receive A so they can get a copy once they're ready.

The first fight broke out when the guy who'd gone out to get photocopies tried to play hero.
(6/15)

Instead of letting the nurse distribute bugger decides to hand over copies to his friends leading everyone else to pile on and start grabbing.
People with tokens ended up not getting copies.

A mini fight broke when some skipped the line amidst the chaos.
(7/15)

[rsk19]

The document processing was performed on the patio of the vaccination center.
It was warm, humid, and cramped as all hell.

Social distancing could've been measured in nanometers
(8/15)

There are no guidelines, boards or barriers.
If you don't ask, you are very well on your own.

Despite so many Dr. rolling in their cars there might've been maybe 1-2 of them for the 300 odd people that were present.
At one point there were 0, but more on that later.
(9/15)

The Dr. asked if I had any health conditions, allergies etc. and wrote down the gibberish atop A.

Then after wasting time in a non-moving queue we were directed actual queue which was a ways away.
This was the 2nd stage
(10/15)

The second queue was supposed to give the verification card (we'll call "B").

However, you'll notice that this is not a card but a regular paper.
That's cuz they ran out of cards while we were waiting.

(11/15)

The second fight broke out when someone again came to redistribute photocopies and tried to play hero

Thankfully a nurse intervened & got copies to her *only* her table.
This resulted in a mad rush as other queues also came crashing into ours.

(12/15)

They note down your age in B.
However, those under 20 were turned away.

After a gruelling 4 hours @ around 3:15pm, we were finally allowed in.
(13/15)

The actual vaccination took less than 5 seconds.

They administer it and ask us to wait about 15 mins to see if there are any immediate side effects.
When we're ready, we can freely walkout.

As for the docs, you can keep B but they retain A.
(14/15)

TL;DR
1. The 30-60 group is null and void now. Literally, anyone can get it
2. Don't cut the line
3. If others cut the line get ready to throw hands
4. Be ready to be hot, sweaty and spend about 4 hours standing

(15/15)