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.

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 number of coronavirus cases reported in Sri Lanka has risen to 102, according to the Ministry of Health.

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.

Three (03) more persons tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the total number of cases to 100 in Sri Lanka, according to the Ministry of Health.

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.

2,262 persons have been arrested thus far for violating curfew regulations.