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A soldier vaccinates an elderly woman who could not walk to the vaccination centre in Diyathalawa, while she is seated in her vehicle. Tri-Forces centres islandwide are conducting walk-in vaccination campaigns against COVID-19.…

266 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana. The DIG stated that 48,808 suspects have been arrested since October 30…

Two more areas in Matale District were isolated with effect from 6am today. Following areas were isolated until further notice : ●.Matale District Matale police area - Harasgama (Bogahakotuwa GN Division) and Agalawatta…

The National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 had identified 1243 positive cases by this morning. The majority positive cases were detected from the Kalutara district (223 cases)

The Level-4 US Travel Ban imposed on Sri Lanka on May 24, 2021 has been lifted to a Level-3 US Travel Advisory on July 6 (Tuesday). The U.S. Travel Advisory on Sri Lanka is a periodical revision published by the U.S. State…

The administering Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines as the second dose to those who had been vaccinated with AstraZeneca has been halted from today, said the Army Commander General Shavendra Silva. The decision was taken as 1.4 million…

Parties that were defeated are trying to sabotage the government, Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said in Parliament, yesterday. He added that much like Sri Lanka, other countries were also experiencing financial difficulties…

The Meteorology Department has issued a warning of strong wind and rough seas to several provinces, which is valid until July 10. According to the warning issued for the land area, “The wind speed can increase up to (60-70) kmph…

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