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The Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) is currently treating between 150-200 children who had contracted COVID-19, hospital director G. Wijesuriya said. Wijesuriya said that between 20 and 25 children infected with the virus…

The Foreign Ministry today said it was aware of 43 Sri Lankans still in Afghanistan and their repatriation would be arranged if needed. According to the Ministry the Lankans remaining in Afghanistan were mostly working for the…

Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council Rosy Senanayake urges the people of Colombo and the outlying areas of Colombo to stay indoors and refrain from going out except for urgent matters. Issuing a statement, she stated that the…

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

A total of 3,435 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 354,968.

The vaccine roll out largely has been handled by medical and military authorities who are busy trying to keep up with heavy demand. However, in rural areas many older adults and differently-abled lack transport amenities to visit COVID-19…

The second Kumbal Perahera of the Kandy Esala Perahera parading the streets on Saturday night. Picture by Ruwan Meegammana.

Thirty monks at a Pirivena in Hanthana, Kandy have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Since none of the monks are showing any adverse health effects, steps have been taken to isolate the infected within the Pirivena itself.…

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna yesterday urged the public to take all necessary steps to ensure their own safety including self-imposed restrictions to control the spread of COVID 19. The JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake while…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa proposed to the Government not to proceed with the proposed Parliamentary sessions from today (August 16) due to the risk with the country’s deteriorating COVID-19…