300 COVID patients recovered
300 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 504,003, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed
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Australia sets 2050 Net Zero goal
WorldTags: Print EditionLeading global coal and gas supplier Australia has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison however said the plan would not include ending Australia’s fossil fuel…
Sri Lanka records 14 more COVID deaths
14 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information
Indians await global approval for Covaxin
WorldTags: Print EditionStuck in a village in southern India for nine months and unable to return to his job in Saudi Arabia, Sugathan PR is hoping the World Health Organization (WHO) will approve the Indian COVID-19 shot Covaxin,…
10-hours water cut tomorrow
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says the water supply to Kalutara will be suspended for 10-hours from 9am tomorrow (Oct 27) till 7pm.
The Water Board announced that the water supply will be suspended to Wadduwa,…
African Union buy upto 110 million Moderna COVID vaccines
WorldModerna COVID vaccinesTags: Print EditionThe African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc in an arrangement brokered in part by the White House which will defer delivery of some…
Booster shot for Sri Lankans from Nov.1
The COVID-19 booster dose will be given to the citizens of this country from November 1, 2021, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.
Rambukwella said that there is a stock of two million vaccines to start this program and…
EU starts review of Merck Covid pill
WorldTags: Print EditionThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) – the European Union’s top medicines watchdog – has started a review of a potentially ground-breaking antiviral pill to treat COVID-19.
The agency announced on Monday that it…
556 COVID positive cases reported in Sri Lanka today
A total of 556 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Department of Government Information.
The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 537,201.
Climate migration predicted to rise in India
WorldFloods in KeralaTags: Print EditionA rise in extreme weather events in India – from droughts and floods to heatwaves and hailstorms – is fuelling climate migration as the nation’s poorest are forced to abandon their homes, land…