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UNP goes into self-imposed lockdown amid Sri Lanka's COVID-19 surge

All public meetings and media events will temporarily suspended

May 10, 2021 1 min read

Police arrest 7,316 Sri Lankans for alleged non-compliance of quarantine regulations

Rohana said in a statement that 351 people were arrested in raids conducted yesterday

May 10, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka confirms 2,672 Coronavirus cases in new high, total Covid-19 deaths top 800

The Health Ministry said 20,657 patients were under medical care by 2025 hours on May 09 up from 17,985

May 9, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka eyes Coronavirus home management, Covid-19 deaths rise to 22

"If the patients number continues to increase there may come a time where patients need to stay at home"

May 9, 2021 4 min read
Sri Lanka to soon reopen schools with 200 students or fewer for grades 1 to 5

“We ask academic staff to revamp the school sick rooms, and bring students back to school under health protocols.”

Sri Lanka’s self-proclaimed spiritual healer who treated celebrities dies of COVID-19

The 48-year old healer was in charge of Rajapaksa’s health from the first term of his presidency, a source said.

Total infected with COVID 19 up to 175

Sri Lanka's health authorities are reporting nine new cases of COVID 19 raising the total infected since the outbreak to...

April 5, 2020 1 min read

Social Media crackdown: woman who posted false content arrested

Police have arrested a woman in the Panadura area for allegedly posting malicious content on Social Media with regards t...

April 5, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka GMOA urges Coronavirus rapid tests for 27,000 contacts to quell Covid-19, count 171

Sri Lanka's Government Medical Officers Association has urged the Health Ministry to screen contacts of confirmed patien...

April 5, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka Coronarus curfew to continue, break for most districts Monday

Sri Lanka has declared another work-from-week from Monday April 06, while curfew will be lifted in most districts from 0...

April 5, 2020 1 min read

Vietnam smashes Coronavirus to save elderly patients, deploys ECMO machines against SARS-Cov-2

Taking the battle against Coronavirus to a new level, doctors in Vietnam have deployed heart-lung machines to oxygenate ...

April 5, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus curfew loosening mulled after New Year

Sri Lanka is mulling the relaxation of some Coronavirus restrictions in less risky areas after an April New Year season,...

April 5, 2020 3 min read

Government: No total lockdown but current restrictions to continue over New Year

The authorities will not enforce a total lockdown but the current restrictions imposed on travel will remain until the e...

April 5, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka starts 1390 Coronavirus hotline to call for Covid-19 symptoms

Sri Lanka is starting a hotline with the number 1390 for those with symptoms similar to Coronavirus to call which will b...

April 5, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus arrival ban at airports extended indefinitely

Sri Lanka has extended a ban on arriving passengers at the island's airports indefinitely, though cargo, departing and t...

April 4, 2020 1 min read

63% Sri Lankans don't think COVID-19 will spread into their area: Vanguard survey

Some 63% of Sri Lankans do not think that COVID-19 will spread into their areas, a survey showed.

April 4, 2020 3 min read
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Vietnam Coronavirus research re-defines contact tracing strategy as Sri Lanka expands Covid-19 testi...

Sri Lanka has expanded Coronavirus tests leading to several new patients being found officials said, as Vietnam research...

Asantha Sirimanne
April 4, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus patient gives birth, 40s Covid-19 patient dies

A pregnant Coronavirus patient had given birth in Sri Lanka, the head of Sri Lanka's health service Anil Jasinghe said.

April 4, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka COVID19 cases reaches 159 as eight new confirmed cases are found

Sri Lanka relaxed some rules for curfew bound regions in the country as eight more confirmed cases were found Friday bri...

April 4, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka cuts policy rates as rupee falls to new low

Sri Lanka has cut its policy corridor by 25 basis points taking the rate at which liquidity is injected to 7.0 percent a...

April 3, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's total COVID-19 cases at 151; officials say 225 tested yesterday

With one new patient confirmed today, Sri Lanka’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 151 as of 5.15pm.

April 3, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus cases linked to 19 places, police urge full Covid-19 disclosure

Sri Lanka's 151 confirmed Coronavirus cases have been linked to patients directly or indirectly linked to patients found...

April 3, 2020 4 min read

World Bank approves USD 128 million COVID-19 support for Sri Lanka

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved yesterday a USD 128.6 million Sri Lanka COVID-19 Emergency Resp...

April 3, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka aims for Coronavirus infections below 500, wider testing amid Covid-19 curfews

Sri Lanka is aiming to keep Coronavirus infections below 500 in April with restrictions on the movement of people and br...

April 3, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka records fourth fatality as COVID 19 cases top 150

A 58-year-old man who succumbed to severe pneumonia is Sri Lanka's fourth victim of the COVID 19 virus, an official gove...

April 2, 2020 1 min read

Sajith wants more COVID 19 tests done

Former Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa is proposing that the government extend the number of tests done to ide...

April 2, 2020 2 min read