Sri Lanka yesterday recorded the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a single day.

A Gazette Notification is to be issued stipulating a maximum fee for PCR tests and Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT), said the Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi.

Claiming that the COVID-19 deaths have increased by 48.8%, State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics, and COVID-19 Disease Control Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle said the country was at risk at the moment.

The JVP says the government has removed experts involved in COVID-mitigation efforts during different phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

State Minister Professor Channa Jayasumana, comparing the COVID-19 Delta variant to that of a bomb, admitted it has already exploded in Sri Lanka.

A consignment of 15,000 vials of second dose of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines was brought to the country this morning (11).

Sri Lanka’s government rejected on Tuesday mounting calls for an immediate lockdown to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths that is severely stretching hospitals and crematoriums.

Sri Lanka yesterday recorded the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a single day.

Authorities have decided to restrict the number of people who can attend a wedding to 50 with effect from midnight today (10), said Army Commander General Shavendra Silva.

The court has ordered to remand MP Rishad Bathiudeen until August 18.

Cabinet decides to remove all taxes imposed on imported milk powder, stated the Cabinet Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.

Cabinet approval has been granted to import organic fertilizer required for the Maha season (2020/21) as the local fertilizer producers were unable to supply the required volume.

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted powers to Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa to take necessary steps to resolve the current shortage of powdered milk in the domestic market.

While stressing that the COVID-19 situation in Sri Lanka is extremely grim, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) called upon the Government to impose curfew as it is the only successful means of curtailing people’s movement in the country.

The World Health Organization’s director of immunization, vaccination, and biologics argues it may be too early to push for population-level COVID-19 booster shots, especially when many people around the world have not even received their first dose.

The Cabinet has decided that the best way to resolve issues faced by teachers is to address salary anomalies of the entire government sector in the next budget.