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2,283 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 314,340, stated the Health Promotion Bureau.

Hong Kong will tighten entry restrictions starting on Friday for arrivals from 16 countries battling a resurgence in Covid-19 cases, including Sri Lanka, increasing their mandatory quarantine period to 21 days. In another change of…

Energy Minister Udaya Gammampila today requested the public to use fuel sparingly as the country's foreign exchange reserve is depleting fast.  In a Twitter post he said, "the bitter truth is that we are in the midst of a foreign…

A total of 275 Random Rapid Antigen Tests have been conducted today at the Parliament. Out of it 12 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, stated the Serjeant-at-Arms Narendra Fernando.

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

A total of 3,609 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 365,683.

All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) Leader and Jaffna District MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has tested positive for COVID-19. He confirmed it in his Twitter account yesterday. “Since my wife, daughter and I were showing symptoms of…

National Organizer of the All Ceylon Farmers’ Federation Namal Karunaratne said the Government’s statistics of the number of deaths and cases of COVID-19 presented cannot be accepted. Karunaratne stated that the compilation of…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organizer Tissa Attanayake said even when the World Health Organization (WHO) has focused attention towards the country’s deteriorating health situation, it is a pity to see the Government paying…

State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana yesterday said that more than 300,000 adults aged 60 and over of the country’s population have not received even a single dose of a COVID-19…