WHO Chief calls Gota, thanks for mobilizing govt. to fight COVID-19

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Director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom, has phoned President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today and thanked him for mobilizing the entire government in the fight against COVID-19. "I had a good call with Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of SriLanka, on COVID-19 today. We discussed the health and economic impacts COVID-19 can have on his country and the whole region. I thanked him for mobilizing the whole-of-government in the fight against the coronavirus," he tweeted. In response, President Rajapaksa thanked Dr. Tedros for his support to Sri Lanka and the immense work being done by the WHO in the global pandemic caused by COVID-19. "We will continue to collaborate with the WHO to bring it under control," the President said.

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Sesath Wednesday, 01 April 2020 10:15 AM

Just in time, SL elected this President. If RW and his gvt were here at this time, SL will be a disaster.

harsha sk Wednesday, 01 April 2020 10:32 AM

Everybody cooperate with the government! Stay at home!

Thimal Samarajeewa Wednesday, 01 April 2020 10:53 AM

It is true what Sesath says. Further we must thank Election Commissioner too for postponing the election and leting the government to fully concentrate on this epedemic.

Raza Wednesday, 01 April 2020 09:29 PM

The whole world know that W.H. O chief is the main culprit for the escalation o f this Chinese Originated Virus. If that post was held by an European, He would have resigned taking moral and Legal responsibility.

jonana Thursday, 02 April 2020 08:16 AM

Exatly. They are completly lieing

Nirmal De Silva Thursday, 02 April 2020 09:36 AM

Sri Lanka should be great full to have present President and Prime minister in power just at the right time. If the previous regime was in power, it could have been a carnage. Places like Australia, only now deploying their troupes to humanitarian assistance. we did from day one. Our solders are the best in the world. Proud to be a Sri Lankan .

Meiling Akbarally Thursday, 02 April 2020 02:36 PM

Sri Lanka couldn't have hoped for a better President to lead us at this point.

Bamunu Friday, 22 May 2020 11:52 AM

Very true. Military discipline saved us from going the way of Singapore or UAE.

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