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Sri Lanka COVID 19

Prime Minister says Muslims can bury their Covid dead

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has told Parliament that the compulsory cremation of the remains of Covid 19 deceased w...

February 10, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus cases top 975 in new daily high, Covid-19 deaths reach 370

Sri Lanka has confirmed 975 Coronavirus cases, the highest daily total so far, while five persons died from Covid-19 on ...

February 10, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka makes progress in approving Pfizer vaccine, data awaited from China, Russia

Sri Lanka has made progress in analyzing data on a vaccine produced by Pfizer as a 'good one' based on analysis of data ...

February 9, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka warned as study suggests AstraZeneca jab 10-pct effective on South Africa Covid-19 variant

Sri Lanka should take extra care at borders as a new study suggested that an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine being rolled out...

February 8, 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

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"

Sri Lanka current Covid-19 outbreak from Denmark-Sweden SARS-Cov-2 strain

Sri Lanka's current Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak is caused by a strain of SARS-CoV-2 found in Denmark and Swe...

October 31, 2020 2 min read

Only one machine is malfunctioning but lab is still conducting PCR tests – Officials said

Chinese technicians who have been rushed to Sri Lanka will be recalibrating machines carrying out PCR testing at a labor...

October 31, 2020 2 min read

Asymptomatic Covid patients to be cared for in non-hospital locations – Cabinet spokesman

With Covid patient numbers nearing the maximum number of available hospital beds President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordere...

October 31, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka active Coronavirus cases rise towards 6000, Covid-19 discharge relaxed

Sri Lanka has confirmed 633 Coronavirus patients on October 30, official data showed, with active cases reaching towards...

October 31, 2020 5 min read

Sri Lanka confirms 633 Coronavirus patients, Covid-19 total tops 10,000 amid rising concerns

Sri Lanka has confirmed 633 Coronavirus patients on October 30, taking the total over 10,424 official data showed, amid ...

October 30, 2020 4 min read

Three areas in Mirihana Police Division isolated after 14 cases detected

The authorities have declared three areas in the Colombo district as isolated regions after 14 new Covid positive cases ...

October 30, 2020 1 min read

Fresh Covid cases in every district so please follow guidelines - Health officials

Sri Lanka’s health officials told reporters today that Covid positive patients have been reported from “every distri...

October 30, 2020 2 min read

Backlog of PCR test results hampering the fight against Covid - officials

A massive backlog in PCR testing has left people in quarantine centres stuck there longer than the mandatory 14-day peri...

Arjuna Ranawana
October 30, 2020 2 min read

Police hunting down people who left the Western Province before the curfew

Sri Lanka’s Police has launched an operation to hunt down people who left the Covid hit Western Province for holidays ...

Imesh Ranasinghe
October 30, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka finds 582 Coronavirus patients from 11,000 tests

Sri Lanka has found 582 Coronavirus patients on October 29, the health ministry said as a cluster from a fish market in ...

October 30, 2020 3 min read
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Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo sees steep increase in Covid 19 patients

Sri Lanka’s Commercial capital the city of Colombo has seen a big jump in Covid cases and the Municipal Health Service...

Arjuna Ranawana
October 29, 2020 2 min read

Media not sticking to Covid reporting guidelines - Government

Sri Lanka is urging its Media to refrain showing the last rites of victims of Covid 19 as it brings pain and anguish to ...

October 29, 2020 1 min read

All buses and trains to and from Western Province suspended

All train and bus services within the Western Province, as well as connections to the rest of the country, will be suspe...

Imesh Ranasinghe
October 29, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka awaiting foreign expert to fix Coronavirus PCR machine, Covid-19 total tops 9000

Sri Lanka is awaiting an expert from abroad to fix a high capacity machine which is out of order and is delaying test re...

October 29, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka finds 335 Coronavirus cases in traced contacts and targeted Covid-19 sampling

Sri Lanka has found 335 new Coronavirus cases on October 28 taking the total in new clusters to 5,731, health ministry d...

October 29, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka public should avoid crossing district borders: Army Chief

Members of the public should avoid crossing district borders and residents in Colombo in particular should not go out un...

October 28, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus curfew in Homagama, Panadura, Moratuwa, 457 new Covid-19 cases

Sri Lanka has imposed Coronavirus curfew in Homagama, Moratuwa, Panadura North and Panadura South police areas as 457 ne...

October 27, 2020 2 min read

AG orders criminal investigation into Covid spread from Brandix plant

The Attorney General has ordered police to conduct a criminal investigation into the spread of the Covid 19 virus in and...

October 27, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka reports 457 new Coronavirus cases, first sudden deaths

Sri Lanka has confirmed 293 Coronavirus cases on October 27, taking the total of the new wave over 5,000 with 03 deaths ...

October 27, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus deaths rise as Covid-19 cases surge: 19-year old dies

Sri Lanka's Coronavirus deaths went up with a 19 year old male confirmed with Coronavirus after being admitted to the Na...

October 27, 2020 3 min read