Daily COVID death toll drops to 12
12 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information.
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Canadian hospitals use drones to carry lungs for transplant
WorldThis handout photo released by Unither Bioelectronique and taken in September 2021 shows Unither Bioelectronique’s drone transporting a pair of donor lungs, high above Toronto traffic at night.Tags: Print EditionCANADA: In the…
Sajith decries failed economic management
The people of this country are suffering due to the Government’s failed economic management, said Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa.
Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Premadasa blamed the Government for the peoples’ suffering…
School reopening: Positive response from students, teachers
More than 50 per cent of the schools across the country were opened yesterday and the teachers’and students’ attendance was more satisfactory than expected, said Education Ministry Secretary Professor Kapila Perera yesterday (21).…
Youth invents tablet making machine
A young man, resident of Kadewatte in Weligama has created a machine, which can produce medicinal tablets used for both local and western medical treatment. The value of a machine is between 2 to 5 million. However, it has cost …
Woman gives birth to Sextuplets in Sri Lanka for the first time
A 31-year-old mother has given birth to sextuplets (three boys and three girls) at a private hospital.
The six children and the mother are in good health condition, said the hospital sources.
Novel electric fence model tested in Anuradhapura District
The construction of the first village and paddy field electric fence in Anuradhapura District was inaugurated in the Marakulama village situated in Thirappane Divisional Secretariat Division, with the participation of Solar Power, Wind…
Vaccine drive for students aged 16-19 commences tomorrow
Vaccination of schoolchildren aged 16-19 against COVID-19 will begin tomorrow (22), the Director-General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardane said.
He said that the students in this age group can obtain the vaccines from…
India celebrates 1 billion vaccinations milestone
WorldHealth workers inoculate women at a COVID-19 vaccination center in New Delhi.Tags: Print EditionINDIA: Nine months into the inoculation drive, India celebrated the milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses on…
WHO warns pandemic will drag on deep into 2022
WorldTags: COVID19coronavirusSri LankaThe Covid pandemic will "go on for a year longer than it needs to" because poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
Dr Bruce Aylward,…