Due to the prevailing situation in the country, the Navy has taken steps to strengthen the patrols in waters belonging to the island.

Navy apprehended 18 persons who were fishing in the sea area off the Elizabeth Island, Trincomalee without valid license on 12^th April 2020.

Stepping in to provide some respite to the people confined at apartments under self-quarantine in Colombo district, the Navy on 12^th April 2020 conducted 02 musical programmes at Kingswood Park and Perera Avenue in residential area of Kiribathgoda.

Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to safely bring a suspected COVID-19 seaman aboard the container ship MSC Taranto to the port of Colombo this morning (13^th April 2020).

The Acting Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva paid an official visit to the Northern Naval Headquarters on 12^th April 2020.

The Navy with the assistance of residents of Gintota carefully captured a crocodile and handed over it to the Department of Wildlife Conservation today (12^th April 2020). This freshwater giant, entangled in a net, had arrived in to Gintota area.

Twenty two (22) members of healthcare staff of Colombo North Teaching Hospital in Ragama and another five (05) healthcare staffers of the National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases in Welisara were sent to the Naval Quarantine Centre in Mulankavil, Mannar today (12^th April 2020).

As part of the Navy’s effort to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, a disinfection programme was carried out at the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya today (12^th April 2020).

The Navy on 09^th April 2020 conducted an intelligence operation to apprehend 28 persons who were avoiding quarantine orders remaining in the village of Suduwella, Ja-Ela. Subsequently, this group of persons were sent to the SLN quarantine centre at Oluvil for proper quarantine process.

A remote-controlled smart appliance called ‘Medi Mate’ developed by Navy to treat COVID-19 patients was handed over to the Kalubowila (Colombo South) Teaching Hospital today (12^th April 2020).