Guide lines for use of AG-RDT

The Guideline for the use of COVID-19 Antigen-Rapid Diagnostic Test in the control of COVID-19 transmission and management which has been developed by the Ministry of Health is now recommended to use in the state sector health institutes and public health outbreak management work.

Ag-RDT is strongly recommended to be used in the teaching hospitals, tertiary level special care institutes, provincial hospitals and district general hospitals, essentially under the guidance and supervision of a microbiologist or a virologist available onsite.

Further review of the guideline will take place with information gathered thought ongoing usage and evidence.

The guideline is annexed herewith, and you are kindly requested to disseminate the said guideline in view of facilitating Ag-RDT in specified clinical settings.

Dr Asela Gunawardena,

Director General of Health Services

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The below circular was issued by Actg. Director General…

To All Exporters under FTAs/PTAs/RTAs/GSP Schemes

The Certificates of Origin (COOs) under FTAs/PTAs/RTAs/GSP Schemes will be issued w.e.f  Monday the  30th November 2020 from the Department of Commerce,04^th Floor,”Rakshana Mandhiraya”,No.21,Vauxhall Street Colombo 02.

As notified earlier, you may continue to send via email   scanned copies of COOs and supporting documents .Once you receive a notice through an email to submit the originals ,kindly send the same.

The documents will be collected/ issued   at every half an hour  at the “out” gate.

Office hours- 09.30am  to 04.00pm (Monday-Friday)

Contact  Tel. no  for clarification- 0778489678

Actg. Director General of Commerce

29.11.2020