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Wakf board of Sri Lanka has decided to temporarily suspend all Jummah prayers & congregational activities at Mosques until further notice, as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 which has already affected a number of persons…

The Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) is currently treating between 150-200 children who had contracted COVID-19, hospital director G. Wijesuriya said. Wijesuriya said that between 20 and 25 children infected with the virus…

The Foreign Ministry today said it was aware of 43 Sri Lankans still in Afghanistan and their repatriation would be arranged if needed. According to the Ministry the Lankans remaining in Afghanistan were mostly working for the…

Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council Rosy Senanayake urges the people of Colombo and the outlying areas of Colombo to stay indoors and refrain from going out except for urgent matters. Issuing a statement, she stated that the…

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

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A man without a face mask takes a call as he walks past a Policeman in the Pettah. Police and health authorities have urged people to strictly follow health guidelines, warning that those do not, face arrest. (Picture by Hirantha…

National Organizer of the All Ceylon Farmers’ Federation Namal Karunaratne said the Government’s statistics of the number of deaths and cases of COVID-19 presented cannot be accepted. Karunaratne stated that the compilation of…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organizer Tissa Attanayake said even when the World Health Organization (WHO) has focused attention towards the country’s deteriorating health situation, it is a pity to see the Government paying…

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna yesterday urged the public to take all necessary steps to ensure their own safety including self-imposed restrictions to control the spread of COVID 19. The JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake while…