Category: Local News

State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control, Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle yesterday said that the country should explore the possibility of treating asymptomatic patients at hospitals for only 10 days and letting them complete the last four days of treatment at their homes given that a person with COVID-19 is most contagious in the first 10 days of contracting the disease.

The Cabinet Sub Committee appointed to look into the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port will convene to examine the report handed over by trade unions pertaining to the Terminal last Friday.

Construction of Sethsiripaya Phase Three (Sethsiripaya Phase III), the largest Government office complex, commenced at Battaramulla last Friday (22).

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

The National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak says isolation imposed in Nazeerwatte, Wellawatte and Warana Temple Road, Kaththota Road and Hidra Mawatha of Thihariya North and East and Galoluwa East and West of Minuwangoda has been lifted.

Sri Lanka has failed to contain COVID-19 within the Western Province and the virus has now spread to the rest of the country, the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) charged.

A gift of 500,000 doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine produced by India’s Serum Institute under the name ‘Covishield’ is expected to be airlifted to Sri Lanka to be rolled out symbolically either as early as next week…

Sri Lanka’s health minister, who endorsed herbal syrup to prevent Covid, has tested positive for the virus.

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

Health Minister of Sri Lanka Pavithra Wanniarachchi has been diagnosed as a COVID-19 infectee.

A COVID-19 Vaccination trials will take place on Saturday morning (Jan. 23) at three locations including two hospitals, the Ministry of Health said.

UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer pointed out specific issues that the criminal justice system in Sri Lanka needs to address in ensuring the protection of human rights while countering-terrorism.

Former Minister Arjuna Ranatunga has decided not to actively participate in the political activities of the United National Party in the future.

The Army must play an active role in solving the human-elephant conflict, former Speaker, Karu Jayasuriya, Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) told the media on Thursday.

Two Sri Lankan nationals have been arrested and about 100 kg of heroin worth an estimated INR 10 billion was seized as part of a probe involving a trans-border drugs-trafficking racket, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India said yesterday.

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