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Get specialist opinion before getting jabbed, Sri Lanka MoH tells chronic patients

"Sputik V is not recommended for people with severe allergic reactions and other underlying conditions,” she said.

May 13, 2021 4 min read

"Illegal" Indian family arrested in Sri Lanka amid calls for tighter border control

This is the third family Sri Lanka police has arrested for alleged illegal migration to the island.

May 13, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka Air Force to produce high flow oxygen units for Covid-19 patients

The Air Force was planning to produce 50 machines and was ready to make more

May 13, 2021 1 min read

NIC pass not valid during Sri Lanka's unofficial weekend-lockdown: police

The move amounts to an unofficial lockdown which cannot be called a curfew without a state of emergency being declared.

May 13, 2021 3 min read
Sri Lanka relaxes six-week COVID-19 "lockdown", but some restrictions remain

The new guidelines have been divided into two periods: October 01 to 15 and October 16 to 30.

Sri Lanka confident of USD 500 mn in tourism revenue through March 2022 

"What we have observed in other destinations is that the fewer the controls, the higher the arrivals."

Sri Lanka to relax COVID-19 curfew starting Monday

Barring some select areas, the curfew imposed islandwide to contain the COVID-19 pandemic will be relaxed from Monday, A...

April 18, 2020 3 min read

Withdrawal symptoms drive Sri Lanka Coronavirus contacts to flee, Covid-19 count 244

Withdrawal symptoms has made five inmates of a quarantine camp in Sri Lanka to flee, forcing military authorities to br...

April 18, 2020 1 min read

Experimental virus drug remdesivir effective in monkeys: study

The experimental antiviral drug remdesivir has proven effective against COVID-19 in a small experiment involving monkeys...

April 18, 2020 2 min read

Karu: “Sri Lanka only democracy to face the COVID crisis without a legislature”

Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is warning the government that creating a constitutional crisis at this time would danger...

April 18, 2020 3 min read

Eran: Government trying to suppress criticism

Former MP Eran Wickramaratne is saying that the government has started suppressing criticism about the shortcomings in t...

April 18, 2020 2 min read

Ceylon Chamber submits proposal for public transport management post-lockdown

Calling for a sound public transportation plan in view of a proposed reopening of schools and universities in Sri Lanka,...

April 17, 2020 2 min read

Health Minister confident that curfews will be lifted

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi is confident that in the next few days the government can lift the curfews and ge...

April 17, 2020 1 min read
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Three women COVID 19 patients found at Punani Centre

Yesterday a total of 508 PCR tests were carried out and no-one was detected as having COVID 19, but today three women pa...

April 17, 2020 1 min read

Social activists urge officials to care for marginalised citizens in COVID 19 fight

Sex-workers, homeless and migrant workers without a fixed abode are increasingly at risk of contracting COVID 19 and are...

Arjuna Ranawana
April 17, 2020 3 min read
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How Sri Lanka and Vietnam are smashing Coronavirus, and what will happen next

Sri Lanka and Vietnam are among the most successful countries in the world in keeping Coronavirus at bay with contact tr...

April 17, 2020 22 min read
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College of Community Physicians recommends staggered exit strategy for COVID-19-struck Sri Lanka

In a comprehensive exit strategy formulated for Sri Lanka from the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, the College of Community P...

April 16, 2020 4 min read

Gotabaya orders Secretaries to "restart services"in the next few days

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has told Secretaries to Ministries to restart state and private sector services in the next...

April 16, 2020 3 min read

President mulls restarting daily activities at Provincial level

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is leaning towards the immediate resumption of day-to-day economic activities at provincial...

April 15, 2020 1 min read

Government's dilemma; beat COVID 19 or hold elections

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has a tough task ahead as he has to choose between holding elections on time at the end of ...

Arjuna Ranawana
April 15, 2020 5 min read

Number of COVID 19 patients surge to 233 as 15 new cases are found

The number of confirmed cases of COVID 19 patients has surged to 233 with the addition of 15 new cases detected yesterda...

April 15, 2020 2 min read

United Nations calls on Sri Lanka to safeguard minorities during COVID pandemic

Sri Lanka is facing international pressure to safeguard the rights of religious minorities in battling the COVID 19 thre...

April 14, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus cases linked to index patients except two minister says, as scapegoating drive...

Almost all confirmed Coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka are linked to foreign returnees and investigations are underway i...

April 14, 2020 6 min read

Doctors divided over the testing of patients for COVID 19

Medical specialists in Sri Lanka are divided about the efficacy of the testing being done in this country to detect pati...

Imesh Ranasinghe
April 14, 2020 3 min read

US eyes Coronavirus 'plateau' as world weighs cautious reboot

Coronavirus deaths in the hard-hit United States were flat for a second consecutive day, with New York's governor saying...

April 14, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka ex-CB chief moots Coronavirus revival funds for vulnerable persons, businesses with WB, IM...

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank should give relief to debtor nations which can be channeled to funds ...

April 14, 2020 2 min read