Sri Lanka on right track to contain COVID-19 - WHO
May 11, 2020 10:26 pm
Sri Lanka is on the right track to contain the COVID-19 pandemic through increased tracking, testing, isolation, and treatment strategy, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Containment of COVID-19 is feasible and remains the top priority in Sri Lanka, stated the WHO issuing a press release.
The Sri Lanka Preparedness and Response Plan are implemented with the overall goal to interrupt the transmission of the virus from one person to another using a comprehensive blended approach of containment and mitigation, the press release read.
Enhanced testing of the contacts of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 has led to the increased identification of people who have COVID-19 and appropriate reporting in recent days stated WHO with regard to the management of COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka.
“Sri Lanka is on the right track to contain the epidemic through the increased tracking, testing, isolation, and treatment strategy.”
Moreover, the safety of frontline workers both health and non-health should be prioritized, and the availability of personal protective equipment must be ensured, it added.
Local innovations have eased the stress for some of these; however, adequate stocks need to be ensured in the event of a spike of cases, reports WHO.
It further read that WHO will continue to contribute support to Sri Lanka in its fast and agile response to the outbreak.
