It is the responsibility of the people to protect themselves – Asgiri Anunayaka

The Anunayaka of the Chapter Most Venerable Vendaruwe Upali Thera emphasizes that it is the responsibility of all the public to ensure their own safety without waiting for the government to provide everything during COVID-19 crisis.



Special Statement by Karu Jayasuriya, President of the National Movement for a Just Society

Summary of the speech delivered by the Chairman of the National Movement for a Just Society, former Speaker Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, at the press briefing held on 02 November 2020.



Man, who committed suicide tests positive for COVID-19

A 27-year-old man who committed suicide in the Wekada area in Panadura has tested positive for COVID-19 reporting the 22nd COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka.



Permission for delivery services from today

Arrangements have been made to distribute essential items through mobile vendors, as has been done during the curfew period.



Transport allowance for A/L examination staff

The Commissioner General of Examinations Sanath Pujitha says that steps will be taken to conduct the GCE Advanced Level Examination without any hindrance in the areas where the curfew is in place.



Former MP Moulana urges Government to grant burial for Muslims dying of COVID

Former State Minister and former MP for Batticaloa District Ali Zahir Moulana has urged the Government to facilitate burial of unfortunate Muslims who pass away due to COVID-19.



The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief in quarantine after contact tests positive for coronavirus

The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has self-quarantined after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for coronavirus. He informed about this late Sunday, but stressed he had no symptoms.



President makes concrete decisions to curb COVID-19 spread without disrupting public life and economy

President Gotabya Rajapaksa has made several concrete decisions to curb COVID spread without disrupting public life and the economy.



21st COVID-19 death reported in Sri Lanka

Another patient who tested positive for the COVID-19 has died today, marking the 21st death reported in Sri Lanka due to COVID-19.



Coronavirus outbreak in Sri Lanka – 01 November 2020

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 01 November 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.



Curfew in Kurunegala, Kuliyapitiya & Eheliyagoda

Quarantine curfew will be imposed from 5.00 am tomorrow until 5.00 am on 09 November in Kurunegala Town area, Kuliyapitiya and Eheliyagoda Police areas.



Curfew in Western Province extended until November 9

Quarantine curfew imposed in the Western province has been extended by a week until 5.00 am on Monday, the 9th of November.



Two Doctors and a Nurse at Kalubowila Teaching Hospital contract COVID-19

Two doctors and a nurse working in the Pediatric Unit of the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital (Colombo South Teaching Hospital) have been contracted with COVID-19.



Sri Lanka Debt Tumbles From Best to Worst in Asia on Virus Pain

Sri Lanka has tumbled from best to worst in Asia’s dollar bond market, underscoring how fast the pandemic can chill sentiment toward weaker emerging-market assets.



Government Medical Officers’ Association presents nine strategies to tackle COVID-19 – Dr. Padeniya

The COVID-19 death rate in Sri Lanka is 0.2 percent while it is two to four percent in the world, President, Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Consultant Paediatric Neurologist Anuruddha Padeniya said.



Two staffers at Glomark Kottawa test positive for COVID-19

Two staff members of the Softlogic Glomark Kottawa outlet (supermarket) had tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, the management said in a public notice.