Category: Local News

The father and the sister of the patient, who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) from Atalugama area in Bandaragama, have been hospitalized after developing suspicious symptoms.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the Acting Inspector General of Police Chandana Wickramaratne to allow vehicles transporting vegetables, fruits, coconuts and other essential items to the Manning Market and other economic centres, to be granted approval to travel during curfew.

UNP leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (27) in a special statement pledged his party’s unconditional support to the government in all its endeavour to battle against coronavirus.

Acting IGP C. D. Wickramaratne has ordered police stations to ensure that all pharmacies and groceries, except state-run Osu Sala outlets, are closed during the curfew.

Responding to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to release Sergeant Sunil Rathnayaka, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for South Asia, Biraj Patnaik, said the government’s arbitrary decision to release Sergeant Rathnayaka sends an extremely worrying message.

Police Media Spokesman Superintendent of Police Jaliya Senaratne says leave of all Police officers has been cancelled, in order to provide maximum support to the Covid-19 mitigation programme being implemented by the government.

In order to strengthen the efforts of the Government to prevent spread of COVID-19 virus in the country, the duration from March 30th to April 03rd had been declared as a Work from Home period.

On the directives of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the public coordination unit of the Presidential Secretariat will be open 24 hours.

A Sri Lankan residing in Switzerland has died of Coronavirus (COVID-19) complications, says the Ministry of Foreign Relations.

Two (02) more persons tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the total number of cases to 106 in Sri Lanka, according to the The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health.

Two (02) more persons tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the total number of cases to 104 in Sri Lanka, according to the The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health.

Another four patients who had tested as positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka have recovered completely, says the Ministry of Health.

Ongoing police curfew in the Jaffna district will continue to be in force until further notice due to current situation, President’s Media Division said.

In order to prevent uncontrolled gathering of people at market places amidst effort to combat COVID-19, a special mechanism has been established to deliver essential food items to homes.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa requests international donor agencies to provide a debt moratorium or debt deferment facility to all vulnerable developing nations to the COVID-19 risk.

Another patient who had tested as positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has recovered from the disease, the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health said.