{"id":42456,"date":"2020-03-22T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=42456"},"modified":"2020-03-22T10:04:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T14:04:50","slug":"sri-lanka-turning-ex-voice-of-america-relay-station-into-covid-19-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/sri-lanka-turning-ex-voice-of-america-relay-station-into-covid-19-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"“Sri Lanka turning ex-Voice of America relay station into COVID-19 hospital”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Source: Economy Next<\/a>)<\/p>\n

ECONOMYNEXT \u2013 Sri Lanka will turn the building of a former Voice of America relay station into a COVID-19 hospital, as part of efforts to accommodate an increase in patients, a high level task force that drive Coronavirus control activities in the country said.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka has designated 18 hospitals to accept COVID-19 patients, but most of the confirmed patients are treated at the main infectious disease hospital in Colombo.<\/p>\n

Mulleriyawa hospital, which is close to the IDH has also been turned into a COVID-19 treatment centre.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka is turning decommissioned Voice of America facilities into a COVID-19 treatment centre with the help of the military, a statement from the anti-COVID-19 task force quoted, Director General of Health Service Anil Jasinghe as saying.<\/p>\n

The Voice of America relay station in Iranawila was built under heavy opposition from the Catholic Church. The VOA paid rent for the land and handed over facilities free of charge to the government.<\/p>\n

VOA also handed over its old transmitters in Ekala and the land to the government when the new relay stations was built.[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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(Source: Economy Next) ECONOMYNEXT \u2013 Sri Lanka will turn the building of a former Voice of America relay station into a COVID-19 hospital, as part of efforts to accommodate an increase in patients, a high level task force that drive Coronavirus control activities in the country said. 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