2021

34 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information
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1,853 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 231,394, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.
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British Princes William and Harry have unveiled a statue honouring their late mother Princess Diana on what would have been her 60th birthday. The work by sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley, a figure of Diana standing between a boy and…
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The Delta variant is the most transmissible variant yet, poses a major threat to unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, stated the Director of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura…
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A total of 1,262 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka today, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 264,057 and 231,394 of them have made…
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More areas in Ratnapura, Gampaha, Colombo and Nuwara-Eliya districts were isolated with effect from 6.00 am today, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO). Following areas were isolated…
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Isolation status imposed in following areas were lifted from this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak. They are: ■.Gampaha District Biyagama police area = Yatihena GN Division –…
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Another One million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning, said the State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana. A charter flight carrying the…
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The Government has decided to administer Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine for students going overseas for higher education. Students who are leaving for countries that have mandated the completion of COVID-19 vaccination will be…
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7,394 persons were undergoing quarantine at 74 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.
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