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The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Mass Media and Information have planned to establish an island-wide radio education channel to address the educational disparities caused by the covid-19 pandemic. The Cabinet of…

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

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana and Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena at the official handing over ceremony of the Special COVID Treatment Unit,…

94 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,so far 53,030 suspects have been arrested for not…

An Earthquake has occurred near Sumatra Island in the Indian Ocean today but it has no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka, specifically the coastal areas of Sri Lanka are declared safe, the Meteorology Department said. The earthquake…

Another 104,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. Monday, August 2, 2021 - 09:34

The vaccination centre at Battaramulla Diyatha Uyana will also be open 24-hours from today till August 4 (Wednesday) to administer the second dose of Oxford – AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccines. The Sri Lanka Army yesterday launched a…

3,803 persons were undergoing quarantine at 63 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.

Another stock of AstraZeneca vaccines will arrive in Sri Lanka on Saturday. On last Saturday,Sri Lanka received a stock of 728,460 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by Japan. Related Articles: The most awaited…