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Three persons have been arrested by the Karainagar Police for allegedly assaulting a Public Health Inspector (PHI) and a Laboratory Technician after they had warned a group of people for organising a wedding in the Karainagar area in…

Referring to last Friday’s terrorist attack in Auckland, the New Zealand High Commission said yesterday that authorities in New Zealand and Sri Lanka are in touch with one another about the case. Global security threats are complex…

273 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 66,003 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued imposing Maximum Retail Price per unit of Fingertip Pulse Oximeter as Rs. 3,000. The special gazette notification was issued by the Health Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella.

Four millions of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning.

Administering the COVID-19 vaccine to those between the ages of 20 to 30 will begin tomorrow in Colombo 1 to 15, stated the Colombo Regional Epidemiologist. Vaccination drive will be carried out in following areas: 1)…

2,081 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 384,557, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.

Administering COVID vaccine for those between ages 20 to 29 years in the Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara and Galle districts will commence tomorrow at all hospitals and clinics that are currently operative, the Army Commander General…

189 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information.

The Our World in Data website, which monitors the worldwide progress of the Covid-19 administration, rated Sri Lanka as the number 1 country last week. The popular website said Sri Lanka takes the lead among all countries with 13…