Category: Local News

Sri Lanka has received 100,000 Rapid Antigen Test Kits donated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that can be used to quickly diagnose COVID-19 infections, said Minister of Health Professor Channa Jayasumana.

Colombo Central Mail Exchange has decided to resume selected services from today (09).

Another patient who tested positive for the COVID-19 has died today, marking the 35th death reported in Sri Lanka due to COVID-19.

The JVP says information has been uncovered pertaining to a mechanism to earn money under the guise of the coronavirus pandemic.

State Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says that Rs. 200 million has been allocated to purchase fish stocks.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that there will be no power cuts in the Western Province due to delay in electricity bill payments by consumers.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says that the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading further due to the short-sighted decisions taken by the government to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

The quarantine curfew imposed in the Western Province and other areas will be lifted at 5.00 am tomorrow (9), Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said today.

Four more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Department of Government Information confirmed a short while ago.

Abdul Cader Fatima Hadiya, wife of the mastermind of Easter Sunday attacks Zahran Hashim has tested positive for COVID-19, the Prison Department said.

Thirty Sri Lankans stranded abroad with COVID-19 have arrived in Sri Lanka today.

The only island-wide treatment center for pregnant mothers infected with COVID-19 has been set up at the Colombo East Base Hospital.

One more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Director General of Health Services confirmed a short while ago.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 06 November 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

People will have to live with the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic for at least another two years and therefore, people should be prepared to adapt to COVID-19 conditions and live adhering to health rules, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara pointed out today.

A person who has recovered from COVID-19 has donated a PCR machine to Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital.