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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.

The decision on extending or lifting the current island-wide quarantine curfew will be taken tomorrow. The Director-General of Health Services, Dr Asela Gunawardena, said the decision will be taken by the Presidential Task Force…

The Consumer Affairs Authority today recovered a large stock of sugar weighing up to 170,000kg from a warehouse in Uyandana in the Kurunegala district CAA officials seized this stock during a raid conducted in the area on a tip…

A headless body was found floating on sea near Samudra Mawatha in Galle town, Galle police said. The police suspect the body to be of a male person and the head might have been eaten by fish or cut from the body. Galle Police…

Sri Lanka commences administering the COVID-19 vaccine to those between the ages of 18 to 30 from today. The steps have been taken to administer COVID-19 vaccines on a district basis from today , said the Health Minister Keheliya…

In Sri Lanka 75% of the population above the age of 30 years have been fully vaccinated so far, the Head of the National Operation Centre for the Prevention of Covid 19 Outbreak Army Commander General Shavendra Silva told the Daily…

The Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake stated that the Proclamation of the emergency regulations by the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on August 30 is scheduled to be approved, post taking it to debate on Monday, the 6th…

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

A total of 3,627 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 447,757.