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Sri Lanka COVID 19

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

Sri Lanka confirms 2,386 Coronavirus patients, 18 deaths as controls tightened

Public to travel out based on ID numbers. Nightly curfew-like restriction

May 13, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka slaps country-wide travel ban to contain coronavirus surge

Govt. stops dithering and takes action to contain the fast-spreading Covid-19 wave; total deaths reach 850

May 12, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka needs wider lockdowns; waiting list for ICU, non-Covid-19 patients dying: SLMA

"Unless action is instituted today, there will be an exponential rise of cases followed by a surge"

May 11, 2021 3 min read
Sri Lanka to expand oxygen storage, boost hospital supply with concentrators: Health Minister

Sri Lanka’s state hospital system has a daily demand of 40 tonnes for oxygen

Sri Lanka booze ban drives lockdown hooch as US gives free beer for Corona jabs

In youtube, do-it-yourself hooch videos are generating wide interest

Sri Lanka to vaccinate frontline staff against Covid-19 from Jan 28: President

The first batch of Coronavirus vaccines provided free by the government of India will reach the island on January 27 and...

January 24, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka health minister sent to Covid-19 beach resort

Sri Lanka’s health minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi was isolated Saturday at a beach hotel after she tested positive fo...

January 23, 2021 1 min read
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Sri Lanka health minister tests positive, shatters Covid cure claims

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi who placed her faith in the occult to protect herself and Sri Lanka from the pand...

January 23, 2021 3 min read
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Doctor allegedly assaulted by Shaman Dhammika Bandara of Covid potion fame

Police say a complaint by a doctor from the Peradeniya hospital that he was assaulted by Dhammika Bandara and his associ...

January 20, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka will use lessons learnt from pilot project to open for tourism

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga optimistic of resuming arrivals after “experiment” with bringing Ukrainian visit...

January 19, 2021 2 min read

First Sri Lankans to be vaccinated against Covid 19 will be MPs probably on Feb 4

India’s Serum Institute’s version of the Astro-Zeneca Oxford Vaccine is being shipped free to us by India as part of...

January 19, 2021 3 min read
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Minister Nishantha who took the Dhammika potion tests positive for Covid

Nishantha becomes the fourth Member of Parliament to get Covid and was seen with President Rajapaksa last week

January 18, 2021 2 min read
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Parliament to convene tomorrow after Covid testing clears MPs

The Committee on Parliamentary business has decided to convene Parliament on January 19 and 20 at 10 a.m. following the ...

January 18, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus deaths rise to 254, 27-year old dies

Sri Lanka Coronavirus deaths have risen by 08 to 264, with a 27-year old passing away official data showed while 749 new...

January 18, 2021 2 min read

New upgrade to hospitals increase Covid-ready beds

Rural hospitals are being upgraded with Intensive Care facilities with World Bank help

Imesh Ranasinghe
January 15, 2021 2 min read
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Sri Lanka: PCR testing capacity at International Airport drops drastically

A shortage of automated extraction reagent kits cuts tests to 600 per day as arrivals are ramped up

Imesh Ranasinghe
January 15, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus fatalities climb to 247 with death in Battaramulla

Sri Lanka's Coronavirus total fatalities has climbed to 247 with 3 deaths being reported on January 13 and total confirm...

January 14, 2021 1 min read

Army chief wants corruption out of the quarantine process

“Unscrupulous elements” offering to fill hotels with foreign arrivals should not be tolerated Army Commander General...

January 13, 2021 4 min read

Vasudeva tests positive for Covid as MPs contact tracing continues

MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara has been one of the first contacts of infected MP Rauff Hakeem

January 11, 2021 1 min read

Covid 19 enters Parliament but the work will go on

Members of Parliament Rauff Hakeem and Dayasiri Jayasekara are Covid positive but officials say no disruption of duties ...

January 11, 2021 2 min read

The first Sri Lankan healthcare worker to die of Covid 19 is from Ratnapura hospital

Sri Lanka’s Healthcare system is being hit by Covid 19 infections with the first death of a frontline health worker re...

January 9, 2021 1 min read

Government considering opening Tuition classes on Jan 25 – Prof GL

The government is seriously considering the re-opening of tuition classes throughout the country on January 25th when sc...

January 8, 2021 2 min read

Muslim leader accuses Govt. of attempt to radicalise youth by denying burial

A leading Civil Society activist from the Muslim community is calling on members of his community to do their best to pr...

January 8, 2021 3 min read
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Sri Lanka will continue to cremate all Covid dead - Minister

Sri Lanka will continue to cremate the bodies of all its citizens who die of Covid 19 whatever social or religious objec...

January 7, 2021 2 min read

India’s economic recovery will benefit Sri Lanka – Dr Jaishankar

India’s Covid numbers have come down sharply and with vaccination in sight, India’s economic recovery will be “ful...

January 6, 2021 3 min read
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