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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa informed the health officials to pay special attention to those who are above the age of 60 and are suffering from chronic non-communicable diseases. According to the investigations conducted into the…

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

Army personnel attached to the mobile vaccination fleet administering the COVID-19 vaccine to an elderly person at her residence in Wellawatte yesterday. Picture by Rukmal Gamage

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Tissa Attanayake yesterday said that the Government should at least now invite all members of Parliament irrespective of their parties to discuss the measures to be taken to arrest the…

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday urged the Government to convene an All Party Conference (APC) to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. The SJB also said if requested it was prepared to support the Government’s COVID-19 control…

World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggested Wednesday that unless things change, the world could see 100 million more cases of COVID-19 by the early months of next year. “At the current…

In view of the prevailing COVID situation, Police have taken action to strictly enforce travel restrictions between provinces with roadblocks even at by-roads used to cross borders. Persons travelling from one province to another…

The Sri Lanka Army vaccination drive for the elderly, sick, handicapped and feeble sections has been launched this morning (August 12) at the Army Headquarters, Sri Jayawardenapura. Ten special vehicles with medical teams of the…

The Consumer Affairs Authority has permitted to increase the price of Laugfs Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas cylinders. The price of a 12.5 kg Laugfs domestic gas cylinder has been increased by Rs. 363 and the new price will be Rs.…

The National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 had identified 2,987 positive cases by this morning. The majority positive cases were detected from the Kalutara district (468 cases)