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A total of 1,342 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 508,672.

Dr. Eliyantha White, has passed away due to COVID-19. He was receiving treatment at a private hospital for several weeks after contracting COVID-19.

UN: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reprimanded the world on Tuesday for the inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, describing it as an "obscenity" and giving the globe an "F in Ethics." Addressing the…

491 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 76,636 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

UN: Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for COVID-19 hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, the government said. Queiroga will remain…

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The loan and leasing concession package granted by the Government to those engaged in the tourism sector affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by a further nine months, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. The…

The Sri Lanka Air Force received a very generous donation from the Sri Lanka Association USA (Midwest) this morning (21 September 2021) at Air Force Headquarters. The donations was made by Professor Ravin Kodikara the President of the…

A meeting between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the President of the Republic of Latvia Egils Levits took place on Tuesday afternoon on the sidelines of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly. The two leaders were of the…

A meeting between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the President of the Republic of Latvia, Egils Levits, took place yesterday (21) afternoon. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 76th Session of the UN General…