President 2020/2021

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Professor Nadira D. Karunaweera (MBBS, PhD, FNASSL)
Senior Professor and Chair
and Visiting Scientist Harvard School of Public Health
Medical Parasitologist
Department of Parasitology
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

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Every year 27 000 000 develop sepsis and 8 000 000 die due to sepsis. Survivors are left with complications that affect their lives. Awareness is the key.

World Sepsis Alliance https://www.global-sepsis-alliance.org/

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Virologists at the forefront of the COVID-19 battle in Sri Lanka

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Since the emergence of COVID-19 outbreak late last year and following its declaration as a public health emergency of global concern by the WHO in January 2020, testing and early identification of cases became a cornerstone of the pandemic response. Rising to the need of the hour, virologists of Sri Lanka acted immediately to face this new threat effectively. They were hard at work to establish the new diagnostics and owing to their dedication and tireless efforts Sri Lanka became one of the first countries which started PCR testing for COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic.

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COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 PCR ) Testing Statistics for Sri Lanka

COVID-19 Testing statistics

 

  Laboratory Code Testing started Tests up to 31st May 2020
1 Medical Research Institute 1/W/G/SL 26. 01.2020 20,900
2 University of Sri Jayawardenepura 2/W/U/SL 28.02.2020 8,686
3 T H Karapitiya 1/S/G/SL 29.02.2020 6,417
4 T H Anuradhapura 1/NC/G/SL 06.03.2020 6,931
5 T H Kandy 1/C/G /SL 06.03.2020 4,566
6 NCTH 2/W/G/SL 19 03.2020 2,868
7 IDH 3/W/G/SL 01 04.2020 4,272
8 University of Jaffna 1/N/U/SL 04.04.2020 1,242
9 Apeksha Hospital 4/W/G/SL 08.04.2020 1,328
10 TH Ratnapura 1/SB/G/SL 09.042020 779
11 Lanka Hospitals 5/W/P/SL 10.04.2020 912
12 FM Colombo 6/W/U/SL 15.04.2020 1,612
13 KDU 7/W/U/SL 16.04.2020 1,444
14 Nawaloka 8/W/P/SL 16.04.2020 449
15 TH Batticalo 1/E/G/SL 25.04.2020 1,987
16 Asiri 9/W/P/SL 27.04.2020 463
17 TH Jaffna 2/N/G/SL 04 05.2020 1,132
18 PGH Badulla 1/UV/G/SL 17.05.2020 106
19 Durdans 10/W/P/SL 05.18.2020 324
20 DGH Nuwara Eliya 2/C/G/SL 29.05.2020 0

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Spraying of Disinfectants to Large Outdoor Areas

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Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists would like to bring attention to the practice of spraying disinfectants to large outdoor areas such as streets and public areas as a method of preventing spread of COVID-19.

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Laboratory testing for COVID-19 

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The request for testing for the presence of COVID19 is escalating all over the world. Many concerns are expressed as to what tests should be performed, what is their accuracy, how long do the results take to reach the person being tested and the need for retesting. Diagnostic testing is the only way in which infection with COVID 19 can be confirmed.

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Living with COVID -19: opening Sri Lanka to tourists

Suggestions of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill, and tourism has been badly affected in spite it being a main contributor to economy in some countries like Sri Lanka. In that context, there is ongoing discussion on reopening the country for tourism with suitable arrangements to prevent and restrict the spread of COVID-19.

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Observation of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists on the use of UVC air purifiers

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There are three types of UV rays. UVA (315 nm to 400 nm), UVB (280 nm to 315 nm) and UVC (200 nm to 280 nm) (Figure 1). All UV types (UVA, UVB and UVC) create different risks for humans. The only type of UV light which can reliably inactivate bacteria and viruses is UVC which is the most dangerous type for humans 1.

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Decontamination Chambers and Spraying of Disinfectants in Public Spaces to minimize spread of COVID-19 virus

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There are three types of UV rays. UVA (315 nm to 400 nm), UVB (280 nm to 315 nm) and UVC (200 nm to 280 nm) (Figure 1). All UV types (UVA, UVB and UVC) create different risks for humans. The only type of UV light which can reliably inactivate bacteria and viruses is UVC which is the most dangerous type for humans 1.

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