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Another consignment of 2.3 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine made in China has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. The 2 million consignment has been purchased by the State Pharmaceutical Corporation. The consignment also…

The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre today issued an advisory for Heavy Rain and Winds. According to the advisory, "Heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and…

667 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 60,288 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena has tested positive for COVID-19 in a rapid antigen test carried out yesterday. He published in his official Facebook page on last night, the minister announced that he was tested for ths virus…

Sri Lanka can’t afford a lockdown, State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal stated in his official twitter account. He pointed out that, "Half the population won’t be able to face it’s fall-out. 4.5 million in Small and…

The United States donated over 100,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka today. The U.S. Embassy in Colombo stated in a press release, these vaccines, delivered through COVAX, will help save lives and…

2,203 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 355,394, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd.) officially received a consignment of 300,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine meant for Sri Lankan Armed Forces from the Chinese Defence Attaché in Sri Lanka Senior Colonel Wan Dong at the…

Sri Lanka has revised the visa fees and fines as per the new Immigration and Emigration Regulations issued on August 18 via the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2241/37. Issuing a statement the Department of Immigration and Emigration…

In Sri Lanka 60% 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 said.…