military Officials blame unrestricted travel for Sri Lanka’s surge in daily COVID-19 cases By Chanka Jayasinghe Friday February 12, 2021 Sri Lanka’s election commission shocked and dismayed over detention of Myanmar election officials Wednesday February 3, 2021 Daily cases in Sri Lanka soar past 800 for fifth day running; vaccination continues By Chanka Jayasinghe Tuesday February 2, 2021 Myanmar military takes over in apparent coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi Monday February 1, 2021 Sri Lanka may be on the brink of community transmission: PHI Union By Chanka Jayasinghe Friday January 22, 2021 Minister to propose military training for all Sri Lankans over 18 Monday January 18, 2021 Slight downward trend in Sri Lanka’s daily COVID-19 cases inconclusive; more testing needed By Chanka Jayasinghe Tuesday January 5, 2021 Two returnees from the UK test positive as Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 cases surge past 41,000 By Chanka Jayasinghe Monday December 28, 2020 No island-wide curfew from Christmas to New Year: army chief By Chanka Jayasinghe Thursday December 24, 2020 Sri Lanka reports three more deaths and 616 new COVID-19 cases; more hospitals to be converted By Chanka Jayasinghe Thursday December 17, 2020 With three new deaths today, Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 157 By Chanka Jayasinghe Wednesday December 16, 2020 COVID-19 patient “escapes” from Welisara chest hospital By Chanka Jayasinghe Wednesday December 16, 2020 Unity Plaza shut down after four people test positive for COVID-19 By Chanka Jayasinghe Tuesday December 15, 2020 655 new COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka; total cases rise to 32,790 By Chanka Jayasinghe Monday December 14, 2020 538 new COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka; total cases rise to 30,613 By Chanka Jayasinghe Friday December 11, 2020 Total COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surges past 30,000 with 697 new cases in 24 hours By Chanka Jayasinghe Thursday December 10, 2020 798 new COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka; total cases rise to 29,378 By Chanka Jayasinghe Wednesday December 9, 2020 Source of 20-day-old baby’s COVID-19 infection still unknown: hospital director By Chanka Jayasinghe Wednesday December 9, 2020 703 new COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka; total cases rise to 28,580 By Chanka Jayasinghe Tuesday December 8, 2020 649 new COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka; total cases rise to 27,877 By Chanka Jayasinghe Monday December 7, 2020 1 2 3 … 9 Next »