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Sri Lanka to import 32,000 vials of Denosumab jab for cancer treatment

Some 32,000 vials of 100mg/4ml of Denosumab are to be purchased at a cost of Rs 220.8 million

June 1, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka police arrest more suspects who attended celebrity birthday bash

Eight arrests have been arrested in total so far.

June 1, 2021 1 min read

Abhayarama's unsanctioned vaccine rollout: Chief incumbent blames Sri Lanka govt

Abhayaramaya is one of Sri Lanka’s most powerful Buddhist temples with close ties to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa

May 31, 2021 3 min read

One million Sinopharm doses to arrive in Sri Lanka June 6; second dose to be rolled out from June 8

This will be the first purchased consignment of the Chinese vaccine to arrive in the island

May 31, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka awaiting regulatory approval of molnupiravir anti-COVID drug

Molnupiravir is the first antiviral medication for COVID-19 which can be taken as a pill

Uproar over crowds at Thondaman's funeral and Jeevan's behaviour

The Funeral of the late Minister Arumugam Thondaman held over the weekend is raising many questions about the quarantine...

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 1, 2020 3 min read

COVID 19 - Eleventh fatality is a Kuwait returnee, Health Dept

Sri Lanka has recorded the eleventh death from the COVID 19 pandemic, he is a 45-year-old man who had recently returned ...

June 1, 2020 1 min read

Curfew declared in Nuwara Eliya as Thondaman's funeral cavalcade enters town

A quarantine curfew has been declared from tonight until Sunday night in the Nuwara Eliya District as tens of thousands ...

May 29, 2020 1 min read

Ranil says UNP will never join a National Government

United National Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the party faithful that he will not enter into any agreement ...

May 29, 2020 2 min read
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COVID 19 - Managing Navy and Migrant worker clusters critical - GMOA

The Government Medical Officers Association is warning that managing the currently active COVID 19 clusters is critical ...

May 29, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka's new normal explained

With Sri Lanka easing lockdown measures in all districts even as the country’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases cont...

May 28, 2020 6 min read

All day curfews on Sunday May 31, June 4 and 5 to prevent gatherings - President's office

An all-island 24-hour curfew will be imposed this Sunday,  May 31, as well as the two days of Poson, the Presidential S...

May 28, 2020 1 min read

Gafoor building Navy contingent quarantined after Sailor tests positive for COVID 19

The COVID 19 Task Force has placed the Navy garrison stationed in the Gaffoor Building in the heart of Colombo Fort unde...

May 28, 2020 2 min read

Total number of COVID 19 cases now 1,469 as May 27 breaks records with 150 patients detected

The total number of patients detected yesterday May 27, has risen to 150 bringing the number in Sri Lanka since the outb...

May 28, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka adds two new hospitals to deal with rising COVID 19 patients

Sri Lanka has designated two recently built hospitals as treatment centres for COVID 19 patients as the numbers with the...

Arjuna Ranawana
May 27, 2020 2 min read
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COVID 19 toll rises as more Navy Personnel test positive

Sri Lanka’s COVID 19 toll continues to rise as 52 new patients were diagnosed today the government announced, bringing...

May 27, 2020 1 min read

Mahindananda accuses Kuwait of "sending us their patients" as government struggles with repatriation...

The government will hold a meeting today to formulate a new plan to repatriate migrant workers from the middle-east afte...

May 27, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus patients soar 137 to 1319 as returnee flights reviewed

Sri Lanka's daily new Coronavirus cases hit a new high of 137 on May 16 taking the total to 1,319 on driven by returnees...

May 27, 2020 2 min read

Inter-district public transport services recommence today, excluding Colombo and Gampaha

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Transport has sent a directive to recommence public transport services between districts exclu...

Chanka Jayasinghe
May 26, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka daily Coronavirus cases in new high of 96 on Kuwait returnees

Sri Lanka has confirmed 96 Coronavirus cases on May 26, the state information office said with 88 returnees from Kuwait ...

May 26, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka to review repatriation flights after Covid-19 spike from Kuwait

Sri Lanka is planning to change the process of repatriating overseas nationals after a dozens of arrivals from Kuwait te...

May 26, 2020 1 min read

Seychelles patients who came to Sri Lanka need heart surgery, cancer treatment: embassy

A group of Seychelles citizens who flew to Sri Lanka were in urgent need of medical care including cancer treatment and ...

May 26, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus cases spike to 1182 on Kuwait returnees, one death

Sri Lanka's Coronavirus cases spiked to 1182 by 1900 hours on May 25 from 1141 a day earlier the health ministry said, w...

May 26, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka curfews relaxed amid progress in Coronavirus battle, foreign returnee dies

Sri Lanka is relaxing daytime Coronavirus curfews country-wide from May 26 though travel curbs to Colombo and Gampaha wi...

May 25, 2020 6 min read

Curfew from 10 pm to 4 am islandwide from tomorrow, travel ban for Colombo and Gampaha remains

Curfew hours are further relaxed from tomorrow but travel restrictions remain in place for the Colombo and Gampaha distr...

May 25, 2020 1 min read