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Sri Lanka lockdown style Coronavirus restrictions extended till June 07

Relaxed on May 31 and June 04 for food and medicine. Vehicles not allowed

May 24, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka Covid-19 patient did not have the same fungus as India's

Cryptococcus fungus infection is found in Sri Lanka from time to time

May 24, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka travel restrictions to be temporarily relaxed May 25

It is unclear whether people who move for non-essential purposes will be detained.

May 24, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's main opposition MPs asked to self-isolate

Two parliament staffers who had been in contact with Premadasa have also been told to self-isolate, he said.

May 24, 2021 2 min read
COVID-19 vaccine mix-and-match can exceed performance of NMRA vaccines: Nature

Sri Lanka on Friday (22) decided the booster dose program will start from first week of November.

Sri Lanka to lift inter-province travel ban on Oct 31 amid reports of open violation

"The behaviour of the public is not satisfying,” Health Promotion Bureau Director Dr Ranjith Batuwanthudawa said.

Zoysa charges government with hiding COVID 19 deaths

Former MP Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa is questioning whether the government is trying to cover-up the COVID-19 death count b...

Imesh Ranasinghe
May 6, 2020 2 min read

United States grants Sri Lanka US$5.8mn for Coronavirus battle

The United States has said it is giving another 4.5 million US dollars to Sri Lanka for its fight against Coronavirus to...

May 6, 2020 1 min read

Guidelines to be issued for Beauty Parlours, Barber shops to open

Beauty Parlours, Barber Saloons and similar institutions may re-open once they get certification from the Health Authori...

May 6, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka warned of Coronavirus in the community as new cases found

Sri Lanka's health minister warned that there may be infected persons in the community who do not show symptoms, while t...

May 6, 2020 5 min read

Total reported in Sri Lanka goes to 760 patients as 9 new diagnosed

The number of COVID 19 patients since the outbreak rose to 760 this evening as nine new patients were diagnosed today th...

May 5, 2020 2 min read

Soldier who collapsed in Dambulla - cause of death unknown: police

The cause of death of a soldier who died yesterday upon collapsing at the Dambulla bus terminal is still unknown, as the...

Imesh Ranasinghe
May 5, 2020 1 min read

Three new COVID 19 clusters emerge from Colombo and Kandy as 9th fatality is confirmed

Two new clusters of COVID 19 positive patients have emerged in the Colombo district and another cluster from Kandy today...

May 5, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka confirms ninth COVID-19 death as total infected rises to 755

Sri Lanka confirmed its nine death from the COVID-19 pandemic a short while ago.

May 5, 2020 1 min read

Total COVID 19 patients rises to 751 at midnight as 33 more are diagnosed

The number of COVID 19 patients rose by 33 yesterday as the eighth death from the disease was recorded, the Health Minis...

May 5, 2020 1 min read

Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions raised for vaccine push

Global deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter-million on Monday, mostly in the US and Europe even as both...

May 5, 2020 4 min read
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Sri Lanka records eighth death from COVID 19 - Health Ministry

The Sri Lanka government has confirmed that an eighth person has died from the COVID 19 disease today May 4. An announc...

May 4, 2020 1 min read

SLAF - Gunesinghepura men did not die of COVID 19

The two men who died at the Mullaitivu quarantine centre last week did not succumb to COVID-19, a military spokesman sai...

May 4, 2020 1 min read

TNA says PM's meeting is not a substitute for reconvening of Parliament

The Tamil National Alliance has stated that although it has attended the meeting called by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapa...

May 4, 2020 2 min read

Confusion over Sri Lanka's latest COVID-19 curfew update

There appears to be some confusion regarding the COVID-19 curfew in Colombo and other districts, as an unexpectedly high...

May 4, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka medial officers of health (MOH) Coronavirus helplines

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health has published a list of Medical Officers of Health (MOH) in all areas of the country for...

May 4, 2020 13 min read
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Sri Lanka's Negombo hospital ICU upgrade started by Dialog Axiata

Dialog Axiata, Sri Lanka's largest mobile operator said it had begun expanding the intensive care unit of Negombo hospit...

May 4, 2020 2 min read

PM says Opposition wants Parliament recalled to block anti COVID 19 fight

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is saying that the opposition is wanting the old Parliament reconvened so that they can...

May 3, 2020 3 min read

UNP does a U-turn, will boycott Mahinda's MPs meeting tomorrow

The United National Party is also not attending the meeting of all former members of the recently dissolved parliament c...

May 3, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka COVID 19 total breaches 700 mark

The total number of COVID 19 positive patients in Sri Lanka since the outbreak in March this year has risen to 705 by mi...

May 3, 2020 2 min read

Opposition puzzled at PM's invite to former MPs after "callous" rejection by President

The Opposition says it cannot understand why Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has invited all members of the recently di...

Arjuna Ranawana
May 2, 2020 3 min read