Sri Lanka’s security forces are continuing their humanitarian operations country wide effectively and their prompt interventions have helped in combating corona virus bringing down its impact significantly.
Defence Secretary Maj.Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said the prompt interventions made by the military and Police with the support of the intelligence agencies, the impact of corona virus, compared to other countries, has reduced to a greater extent in Sri Lanka with a significantly low death toll.
He noted that Sri Lankan military’s contribution to combat new coronavirus would set a good example to other nations on how effectively country’s military could be utilised with health workers to mitigate disease related calamities.
Maj.Gen. Gunaratne in an interview with defence.lk said in a life-and-death situation, the military and the Police personnel were contributing to contain the spread of corona virus to maintain the national security.
“It is a totally a different battle that the military has stepped into combating coronavirus pandemic, which is a calamity.
The military has to fight with the enemy that will destroy the entire nation if not properly fought with,” he said.
the Government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s leadership has implemented ,a well organised strategy to mitigate the spread of corona virus and also look into the welfare of the people who have been affected due to long spells of Police curfew.
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