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Sri Lanka COVID 19

Sri Lanka Coronavirus cases top 20,000, Covid-19 deaths rise by 4

Sri Lanka has confirmed 400 Coronavirus cases with 391 domestic cases taking the total Covid-19 cases so far to 20,171 w...

November 23, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka confirms 09 Covid-19 deaths taking total to 83, Coronavirus cases 19,771

Sri Lanka has confirmed 09 new Coronavirus deaths on November 21, taking the total to 83, with 487 new Covid-19 cases b...

November 21, 2020 2 min read

Two areas in Kalutara isolated as the death toll from Covid rises to 74

The government has declared two areas in the Kalutara district, Bandaragama and Atalugama as isolated after several Covi...

November 21, 2020 1 min read

Opposition urges government to get the vaccines for Covid to Sri Lanka

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa is urging the government to take steps to obtain newly developed COVID-19 vacc...

November 20, 2020 3 min read
Jayasumana to act as Health Minister

State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana has been appointed as the Acting Minister of Health until Pavithra Wanniarachchi ...

Sri Lanka too poor to lockdown country – Gammanpila

Sri Lanka does not have the economic strength to lock down the country because of the emergence of the new Covid 19 vari...

Uproar over crowds at Thondaman's funeral and Jeevan's behaviour

The Funeral of the late Minister Arumugam Thondaman held over the weekend is raising many questions about the quarantine...

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 1, 2020 3 min read

COVID 19 - Eleventh fatality is a Kuwait returnee, Health Dept

Sri Lanka has recorded the eleventh death from the COVID 19 pandemic, he is a 45-year-old man who had recently returned ...

June 1, 2020 1 min read

Curfew declared in Nuwara Eliya as Thondaman's funeral cavalcade enters town

A quarantine curfew has been declared from tonight until Sunday night in the Nuwara Eliya District as tens of thousands ...

May 29, 2020 1 min read

Ranil says UNP will never join a National Government

United National Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the party faithful that he will not enter into any agreement ...

May 29, 2020 2 min read
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COVID 19 - Managing Navy and Migrant worker clusters critical - GMOA

The Government Medical Officers Association is warning that managing the currently active COVID 19 clusters is critical ...

May 29, 2020 3 min read

All day curfews on Sunday May 31, June 4 and 5 to prevent gatherings - President's office

An all-island 24-hour curfew will be imposed this Sunday,  May 31, as well as the two days of Poson, the Presidential S...

May 28, 2020 1 min read

Gafoor building Navy contingent quarantined after Sailor tests positive for COVID 19

The COVID 19 Task Force has placed the Navy garrison stationed in the Gaffoor Building in the heart of Colombo Fort unde...

May 28, 2020 2 min read

Total number of COVID 19 cases now 1,469 as May 27 breaks records with 150 patients detected

The total number of patients detected yesterday May 27, has risen to 150 bringing the number in Sri Lanka since the outb...

May 28, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka adds two new hospitals to deal with rising COVID 19 patients

Sri Lanka has designated two recently built hospitals as treatment centres for COVID 19 patients as the numbers with the...

Arjuna Ranawana
May 27, 2020 2 min read

COVID 19 toll rises as more Navy Personnel test positive

Sri Lanka’s COVID 19 toll continues to rise as 52 new patients were diagnosed today the government announced, bringing...

May 27, 2020 1 min read
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Mahindananda accuses Kuwait of "sending us their patients" as government struggles with repatriation...

The government will hold a meeting today to formulate a new plan to repatriate migrant workers from the middle-east afte...

May 27, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus patients soar 137 to 1319 as returnee flights reviewed

Sri Lanka's daily new Coronavirus cases hit a new high of 137 on May 16 taking the total to 1,319 on driven by returnees...

May 27, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus cases spike to 1182 on Kuwait returnees, one death

Sri Lanka's Coronavirus cases spiked to 1182 by 1900 hours on May 25 from 1141 a day earlier the health ministry said, w...

May 26, 2020 1 min read

Curfew from 10 pm to 4 am islandwide from tomorrow, travel ban for Colombo and Gampaha remains

Curfew hours are further relaxed from tomorrow but travel restrictions remain in place for the Colombo and Gampaha distr...

May 25, 2020 1 min read

Jasinghe to politicians - "Don't drag us into your arguments"

Director-General of Health Services Dr Anil Jasinghe is asking politicians and the general public not to drag him or oth...

Arjuna Ranawana
May 25, 2020 2 min read

COVID 19 Update - total diagnosed cases climbs to 1,141

The number of COVID 19 cases detected in the country spiked yesterday taking the total since the outbreak in Sri Lanka t...

May 25, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka to ramp down repatriations as Kuwait Coronavirus infections climb

Sri Lanka is likely to slow the pace of repatriating overseas citizens for a time as Coronavirus infections among return...

May 25, 2020 2 min read

Mujibur - Maligawatte tragedy happened because of poverty

The deaths of three elderly women caused by a stampede during an aid distribution event on Thursday in Colombo central i...

Arjuna Ranawana
May 23, 2020 3 min read
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COVID 19 Update - total number of patients in Sri Lanka now 1085

The total number of COVID 19 positive patients diagnosed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak has risen to 1085 with 17 more ...

May 23, 2020 1 min read

Eid Celebrations to be muted as curfew is enforced islandwide

It was a quiet Avurudu, then Vesak and now it's going to be a muted Eid celebrations as well this year as the usual larg...

May 23, 2020 2 min read