Another 30 (30) naval personnel infected with coronavirus and underwent treatment in hospitals, were discharged from the hospitals being tested negative to COVID-19, on 14^th May 2020.

Handing over the cheques of interest free loan facility valued Five Hundred Thousand rupees (Rs.500,000/=) for hundred and fifty (150) Senior Sailors of Sri Lanka Navy were carried out from 11^th to 14^th May 2020. These cheques were handed over at the Naval bases where these senior sailors are serving and at their residencies for the senior sailors who are on leave prior to retirement.

The ‘Udekki Beach Resort’ in Kalpitiya was formally handed over to the Sri Lanka Navy on 13^th May 2020 to be used as a provision for welfare facilities, in line with the Navy’s mission to suppress COVID-19. The arrangements for the delivery of this facility were made by the brother of late Lieutenant Commander Cedric Martenstyn, in memory of his beloved brother. Late Lieutenant Commander Cedric Martenstyn, who laid down his life for the territorial integrity of the motherland, rendered a noble service as a Commanding Officer of the Navy’s Special Boat Squadron.

Another fifty nine (59) naval personnel infected with coronavirus and underwent treatment in hospitals, were discharged from the hospitals being tested negative to COVID-19, on 13^th May 2020.

A stock of face masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which are required to use in programmes undertaken by the Navy in view of arresting the spread of COVID-19 in the country, was donated to the Navy by International Lions Club in joint hands with Independent Television Network, at the Naval Headquarters today (13^th May 2020).

With completion of their quarantine process two hundred and twenty three (223) family members of naval personnel who belong to 58 families left the quarantine centers, on 12^th and 13^th May 2020.

A cache of explosive was recovered by Navy during a search carried out in Chalai area on 12th May 2020.

Navy carried out a diving operation in search of a person who had drowned and gone missing in Muthukandiya reservoir in Monaragala, on 12^th May 2020 and recovered the dead body of the missing person.

Other ten (10) coronavirus infected naval personnel who were under treatment in hospitals, were discharged being tested negative to COVID-19, on 12^th May 2020.

A secretly cultivated cannabis chena in Thanamalwila area was raided and apprehended a suspect, during a combined operation conducted by Navy in coordination with Police STF-Ambalanthota on 12^th May 2020.