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

3,644 COVID-19 positive cases reported today. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country surpasses 450,000 markas per the Epidemiology Unit’s tally. It is at 451,401.

Buddhilini de Soyza’s photo ‘The Great Swim’ (L) and Gagana Mendis Wickramasinghe’s picture titled “Lockdown chicks”

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr Harsha de Silva yesterday questioned as to who made the decision to administer the Pfizer vaccine to the 20-30 year category in the Hambantota District. “Is Hambantota 20-30 year category top priority…

Magazine Prison officers have found remanded MP Rishard Bathiudeen using a mobile phone in his cell on September 1. The Chief Jailor and another jailor had witnessed the incident where the MP had thrown out the said mobile phone…

621 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 63,331 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

The decision on extending or lifting the current quarantine curfew by Monday will be taken today (3). Health Services Director-General Dr Asela Gunawardena, said the decision will be taken by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19…

SMS- based system to manage home quarantined Covid- 19 patients will be made available to citizens in the Southern Province with effect from today (September 2). The public can simply send an SMS to 1904 classifying the patient's…

1,952 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 378,168, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

Prisons officials have found a mobile phone from MP Rishad Bathiudeen's cell at the Magazine Prison in Colombo, said the Prisons Spokesman.