Three more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 599, says the Ministry of Health.

Four more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 596, says the Ministry of Health.

Four more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 592, says the Ministry of Health.

Eight more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital after recovering from the virus, stated the Ministry of Health.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has commenced a probe to trace the persons who allegedly attempted to create social disturbance, and unrest by using a letter by the Ministry of Health seeking 1,000 body bags from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to replenish its standard stock.

The Defence Ministry yesterday requested print and electronic media to respect the privacy of COVID-19 infected patients and refrain from broadcasting or publishing homes of patients or visits by public healthcare personnel.

Four more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 588, says the Ministry of Health.

Two more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 584, says the Ministry of Health.

One more patient has tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 582, says the Ministry of Health.

10 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 581, says the Ministry of Health.

Seven major political parties are urging President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to rescind the dissolution order issued on the last Parliament and reconvene the House so that the country can face the growing threat from the COVID 19 epidemic.

Four more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 571, says the Ministry of Health.

Laboratories to be set up in three universities to carry out the testing process to detect COVID-19 infections, said the Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe.

10 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 567, says the Ministry of Health.

34 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 557, says the Ministry of Health.

Six more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital after recovering from the virus, stated the Ministry of Health.