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Health Race to prevent coronavirus ‘nightmare’ in Rohingya camps
Emergency teams raced Friday to prevent a coronavirus “nightmare” in the world’s largest refugee settlement after the first confirmed cases in a sprawling city…
Health Pandemic hampers Philippines mass evacuation as typhoon hits
Residents try to salvage belongings amongst their houses destroyed at the height of Typhoon Vongfong in San Policarpo town (AFP) MANILA REUTERS May 14 - The…
Health ‘Major’ mental health crisis looming from pandemic: UN
The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warned on Thursday, calling for urgent action to address the…
Health The lonely last journey of husband and wife who both died of coronavirus
A sombre image in a funeral hall of the coffins of an elderly husband and wife who both died from Covid-19 captures the tragic reality of the pandemic as…
Health COVID-19 recovered patients rise to 382
Sixteen more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry said. They said that the total number of…
Health China pressured WHO to downplay risk of coronavirus: CIA
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seen in January. Multiple intelligence reports have called into question his administration’s transparency during the early stages…
Health Russia records more than 10,000 new virus cases
MOSCOW AFP May13, 2020 - Russia reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, continuing a grim trend that has seen the country register the…
Health Coronavirus adds huge flywheel to Lankan banks’ digitisation drive
Sri Lanka’s banks have seen a massive upsurge in their digital transaction volumes as the COVID-19 pandemic has upended how banking should be done and the…
Health 22 more COVID-19 patients recover
Twenty-two COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital today increasing the total number of recovered cases to 343, the Health…
Health South Korea warns of second wave of virus infections
South Korea’s capital has ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second coronavirus wave, and President Moon…
Health Obama calls Trump’s handling of pandemic a ‘chaotic disaster’
Former president Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it an “absolute chaotic disaster.”…
Health Three members of White House coronavirus task force quarantined
Three members of President Trump’s coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, said they will self-quarantine on Saturday after coming into contact…
Health UN warns world faces ‘mega-famines’ due to coronavirus
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has cautioned that the world faces famines if enough funds are not pledged to combat the effects of the virus on…
Health Coronavirus causing deadly new inflammatory fever among children: Study
Coronavirus is ‘manifesting’ as a deadly new inflammatory syndrome in some children, a British study revealed yesterday. Health Secretary Matt…
Health Vesak in the time of Coronavirus
Buddhists, this year, have been restricted to celebrate Vesak staying at homes giving priority to Prathipaththi Pooja due to COVID-19 pandemic. People are not…
Health No politics during pandemic crisis - Ranil tells party loyalists
Former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed his party not to engage in politics at the time when the country is facing COVID-19…
Health Coronavirus exerts pressure on Lankan banks’ ratings
Fitch Ratings yesterday cut the ratings of three Sri Lankan banks to reflect the sovereign rating, which was downgraded a few weeks ago to ‘B-’ with a…
Health Stocks advance as virus restrictions are eased
(Hong Kong) AFP: Most equities rose again yesterday as investors grew increasingly, but cautiously, hopeful that the worst of the coronavirus had passed and as…
Health Trump ABANDONS plans to disband coronavirus taskforce
President Donald Trump ignored signs requiring a mask be worn when he toured a mask factory in Arizona and only wore safety goggles on his eyes (Daily…
Health EC to develop health manual to conduct polls
The Election Commission has initiated discussion with the health authorities to formulate a manual of guidelines to conduct the parliamentary elections in a…
Health Hambantota Port’s tank farm fully operational
With Hambantota International Port (HIP) resuming operations with Litro Gas, the port completes its full complement of energy services, positioning itself to…
Health No evidence that coronavirus emerged from Wuhan lab
There is no evidence to substantiate the Trump administration’s claims that Covid-19 came from a Chinese laboratory, according to intelligence sources, raising…
Health Crossing the Atlantic for eye-treatment
A story about how one of our lady envoys incurred several thousands of Euros on her eye treatment in the States some time ago when she could have got it done…
Health China’s military budget will still rise despite coronavirus
China has made modernising its military and expanding its weaponry a priority. (Courtesy SCMP) China, (Courtesy SouthChina Morning Post) 3 May 2020…