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Sri Lanka COVID 19

Govt has no plan to bring back stranded workers – Dr Harini Amarasuriya

Opposition MP Amarasuriya says the government has no proper procedure to repatriate Lankan workers who have lost jobs an...

February 8, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka tries exorcism as voodoo fails to fight virus

Sri Lanka’s government is turning to exorcism in a desperate bid to tackle the spread of Covid-19 after sorcery, spiri...

February 6, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus deaths reach 330, 18-month baby dies from Covid-19

Sri Lanka has reported seven new Coronavirus deaths with an 18-month old baby passing away, taking the total to 330, the...

February 3, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s daily Covid 19 infection rate rising steadily

Leading Community PhysicianDr Nihal Abeysinghe predicts the daily rate will go over a thousand shortly.

January 30, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka finds Indian Coronavirus variant inside quarantine

A UK variant has triggered a third wave putting pressure on hospitals

Sri Lanka Coronavirus deaths hit new high of 19, Covid-19 cases 1,914

Patients in treatment centres and hospitals rose to 16,916 as authorities scrambled to add new hospital beds

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
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Covid-related relief for Private Sector employees extended until December – Cabinet Spokesman

Sri Lanka has decided to extend the agreed grace period for the payment of salaries of private-sector employees until De...

October 27, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka changes Coronavirus measures as Covid-19 surges, home quarantine, centres as hospitals

Sri Lanka is giving up mass institutionalized quarantine and turning them into treatment as centres daily Coronavirus ca...

October 27, 2020 5 min read

Sri Lanka confirms 541 Covid-19 cases, 499 from community as cases surge

Sri Lanka has confirmed 541 cases on October 26, taking the total to 8,412 with most of them coming from the community a...

October 27, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka to stop quarantining first Coronavirus contacts at centres as new cases rise

Sri Lanka will keep first contacts of confirmed Coronavirus patients on home quarantine in the future instead of taking ...

October 26, 2020 3 min read
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Rapid test for COVID gets approval for use in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is to use Rapid Antigen testing to detect COVID-19 patients as the number of people infected with the virus co...

October 26, 2020 2 min read

The government is hiding bad news about the economy - Champika

The Opposition is charging that Sri Lankans have to depend on foreign sources to find out the economic data in their own...

Imesh Ranasinghe
October 26, 2020 3 min read

Claims that Sri Lanka new Coronavirus strain is less deadly is a dangerous myth: Health official

A belief among some that the strain of Coronavirus that is spreading in Sri Lanka is less dangerous that earlier ones is...

October 26, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka Coronavirus deaths rise to 16 as 368 new Covid-19 cases confirmed

Sri Lanka's Coronavirus related deaths rose to 16 on October 25, with a 70 - year patient in intensive care passing away...

October 25, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka confirms 368 new Coronavirus cases, Covid-19 total 7,872

Sri Lanka has confirmed 263 new Coronavirus cases taking the total to 7,784 Sunday with more suburbs of Colombo coming u...

October 25, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka imposes Coronavirus curfew in Colombo Fort, Borella, Welikada

Sri Lanka has imposed curfew in Fort, Borella and Welikada areas in the capital Colombo with effect from 1800hours on Su...

October 25, 2020 2 min read