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Sri Lanka COVID 19

Novavax says its new Covid-19 vaccine is 49-pct effective against South Africa variant

A Coronavirus vaccine by Maryland, USA based Novavax Inc, was shown to be 89.3 percent effective against a new UK varian...

January 29, 2021 1 min read

UN urges social protection for vulnerable women for post-Covid recovery

Sri Lanka’s high number of women-headed households are especially hit hard by Covid 19 particularly because women are ...

January 28, 2021 3 min read

Vietnam city in Covid-19 lockdown, airport shut after Coronavirus surge, stocks plunge

Vietnam locked down a city and closed a regional airport and ordered nation-wide caution, after 82 Coronavirus cases wer...

January 28, 2021 5 min read

Sri Lanka overtakes Singapore in Coronavirus

Sri Lanka has overtaken Singapore with total confirmed Coronavirus cases reaching 60,694 compared to 59,825 with steady ...

January 28, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka Coronavirus test delays dangerous, hire retirees to battle Covid-19: PHI union

Due to the delay their test result, their second level contacts will still be roaming in the community: Union Secy

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

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
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Sri Lanka records 15th death from Covid 19 in Kuliyapitiya

The 15th death from Covid 19 has been reported in Sri Lanka and the latest fatality is a 56 year old man who passed away...

October 24, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus curfew expanded in Colombo, Kalutara as Covid-19 cases hit 865 in a day - Upda...

A Coronavirus curfew in Sri Lanka capital Colombo has been widened to Maradana and Dematagoda suburbs, the state informa...

October 23, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka daily Coronavirus cases spike to 609, fishery harbours closed

Sri Lankan health authorities have identified 609 new Covid 19 patients today from Peliyagoda, Galle, Beruwala and quara...

October 23, 2020 1 min read

Government claims Sri Lanka is a “leader” in battling the Covid 19 threat

Sri Lanka is a leader in battling the Coronavirus compared to many other countries Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachch...

Imesh Ranasinghe
October 23, 2020 3 min read

Government urged to increase testing to control second wave of Covid 19

Sri Lanka should decide whether to keep the country running in a new normal situation where the Covid 19 pandemic is acc...

October 23, 2020 2 min read

Govt. should prioritize Health and Quarantine laws not Constitution - Sajith

Faced with a pandemic the government’s priority should be enacting laws to deal with the health crisis and not bring i...

October 22, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus curfew in Colombo suburbs as cross-infections probed in fish market

Sri Lanka has imposed curfews in Mattakkuliya, Modara, Bloemendal, Grandpass and Wellampitiya police areas, the state in...

October 22, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka locksdown villages in Kalutara to contain Coronavirus, daily Covid-19 total 166

Sri Lanka has locked down several villages in Kaluthara South of Colombo to contain Coronavirus the state information sa...

October 21, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka probing Kuliyapitiya Coronavirus mini-cluster, Covid-19 hit police station to be re-opened

Sri Lanka is planning to re-open a police station in the capital Colombo closed due to Coronavirus positive staffer late...

October 21, 2020 2 min read

Parliament to debate Covid crisis this week as government and opposition trade barbs

Parliament saw raucous scenes this morning as before the scheduled debate on the controversial 20th Amendment to the Con...

October 21, 2020 1 min read