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Updated list of locked down/isolated areas in Sri Lanka (May 17)

A regularly updated list of all locked down or isolated areas in Sri Lanka

May 6, 2021 11 min read

Sri Lanka to rely on Sputnik V, as search continues for more AstraZeneca

"We can inoculate at least half that number with Sputnik V,” he said.

May 6, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka restricts inbound passengers from India as COVID-19 cases surge

"Aircraft, cargo and seafarers will keep coming but they will not be allowed to disembark," he said.

May 6, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus deaths climb to 14 a day, total cases 1,939 in new high

A day earlier the total hospitalized climbed to 13,814

May 6, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka orders 14 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech for under-20s and booster shot

The SPC has acquired a total of 31.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Sputnik V, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

Sri Lanka government claims “no risks” of deleted NMRA data

“There is no harm for the data related to registration certificates and licences,” Jayasumana told parliament.

Sri Lanka COVID19 cases rises to 129 as 7 more cases are reported

The number of confirmed cases of COVID19 in Sri Lanka rose to129 today as seven more cases were reported officials said.

March 31, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka Red Cross trying to collect 100,000 PPE kits for health ministry

Sri Lanka's Red Cross in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services is looking to collect 1...

March 31, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka government departments issue Coronvirus hotlines

Sri Lanka's government departments have published telephone numbers, emails and officers for members of the public to co...

March 31, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka to begin sample Covid-19 testing to check community transmission of Coronavirus

Sri Lanka is planning to start sample testing of the population to check Coronavirus community transmission, health chi...

March 31, 2020 5 min read

Sri Lanka's second Covid-19 patient dies, total confirmed cases 122

Sri Lanka's second Coronavirus patient had died on Monday, the state information office said, while the total confirmed ...

March 30, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka says COVID-19 curfew decisions must only be taken at "highest level" of govt

No decision regarding the imposition of curfew, the selection of localities to implement curfew or  the declaration of ...

March 30, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka police arrests two suspects over fake curfew-violation video

Two suspects were arrested in connection with a video that falsely claimed a mosque in Beruwala had violated Sri Lanka�...

March 30, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka receives USD 10,500 worth medical equipment from Sri Lankan expats in China

A consignment of medical aid worth USD 10,500 donated by Sri Lankan expatriates in China for Sri Lanka’s medical staff...

March 30, 2020 1 min read

Coronavirus curfew lifted in parts of Sri Lanka amid surgical lockdowns, contact chasing

Sri Lanka has lifted curfew in most districts while the Western Province, Puttalam and Kandy till 1400hours Monday while...

March 30, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka threatened by isolated Coronavirus cases, Covid-19 count 117

Isolated cases of Coronavirus cases are still turning up from various locations posing a hidden threat, and the public s...

March 29, 2020 2 min read
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CEB Engineers support Coronavirus hospitals

Engineers of Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board have provided medical equipment to hospitals designated to treat Coron...

March 29, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka apparel firms face uphill battle to make Coronavirus masks, million safety suites

Sri Lanka's apparel sector has turned their factories to make mask and protective equipment for frontline workers who ar...

Mahadiya Hamza
March 29, 2020 2 min read

Atlas Axillia Coronavirus medical robot in trials at Sri Lanka hospital

Atlas Axillia, a unit of Sri Lanka's Hemas group, said a medical service robot which can work at Coronavirus hospitals d...

March 29, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka extends indefinite curfew to Kandy and Puttalam, Akurana under lockdown

Sri Lanka has extended an indefinite curfew to Kandy and Puttalam areas and put the town of Akurana under lockdown after...

March 29, 2020 1 min read

Online medical consultations in Coroanvirus curfew by oDoc sri Lanka and Daraz

Online retailer Daraz said it had partnered with oDoc Sri Lanka an online medical consultation portal to allow its users...

March 29, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka in first Covid-19 death, new lockdown as Coronavirus count goes to 115 - Update

Sri Lanka recorded the first Covid-19 death as the country remained under curfews overnight and a restriction on foreign...

March 29, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka extends partial airport closure till April 07 to fight Coronavirus

Sri Lanka is extending a ban on arriving passengers by one week to April 07 from March 31, the island's Civil Aviation A...

March 29, 2020 1 min read

First Coronavirus patient dies in Sri Lanka, total Covid-19 count 113

The first Coronvirus patient had died in Si Lanka on March 28, with the total confirmed in the country going up to 113, ...

March 28, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka village in Covid-19 lockdown as zero Coronavirus cases reported for second day

Sri Lanka has locked down a village South of the capital Colombo after a confirmed Coronavirus patient was found who had...

March 28, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka collecting info on students in South India amid COVID-19 outbreak

The Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Chennai announced earlier today that it is in the process of compiling details o...

March 27, 2020 1 min read
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