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

997 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 453,689, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

A total of 1,159 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 512,531.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today ordered the immediate release of stocks of essential food items stuck at the Colombo Port. He made this order participating at the meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Cost of Living…

The Special Committee on COVID-19 Control today decided to devise a comprehensive plan on health recommendations and restrictions that need to be imposed on reopening the country with the lifting of the curfew. The plan will be…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa attended a special commemorative event organized in front of the Manhattan Memorial in the United States to mark the 20th anniversary of terrorist attacks in Washington and New York. The terrorist…

A total of 1,332 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 511,372.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and First Lady Ioma Rajapaksa place floral tributes at the 9/11 Memorial in New York during a 20th anniversary commemoration ceremony organised by the UN yesterday.  (UN Photo)

Keeping the crops safe from monkeys is an exhausting task for farmers in some rural villages in Matale. They have to come up with new ways to keep the monkeys away from their crops. The farmers decided to take the matter into…

418 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 77,543 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…