Eight Sri Lankan nationals living in Italy have been diagnosed with Coronavirus and are receiving treatment, according to the Sri Lankan Consulate in Rome.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa directs the legal experts and the Department of Prisons to look into ways of granting some relief to the prisoners who were charged with minor offences and those who are unable to meet their bail conditions.
The Ministry of Health says pharmacies across the country have been granted approval to remain open despite the curfew in place owing to efforts to combat COVID-19.
Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara have been declared as high-risk zones for the spread of coronavirus and hence the curfew imposed on those districts will continue until further notice, the President’s Media Division said.
Three (03) more persons tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the total number of cases to 97 in Sri Lanka, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.
Three (03) more persons tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the total number of cases to 94 in Sri Lanka, the National Operation Center for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak said.
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has decided to grant relief to the people who were affected by the spread of the COVID-19 virus under the powers vested in him.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had set up a special fund to strengthen the mitigation activities aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 virus in the country and related social welfare programmes.
Five more patients have tested positive for the COVID-19 infection, increasing the total number of cases to 91 in Sri Lanka, stated the Director-General of Health Dr. Anil Jasinghe.
