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Health Three more Covid-19 patients found
Three more Covid-19 infected patients were reported, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 217, the Health Ministry said.
Health 210 COVID-19 infected patients in SL
Seven more persons have tested positive for the COVID-19 today increasing the total number infected patients in Sri Lanka to 210, the Ministry of Health said.…
Health 27 staffers of Ragama & Welisara Hospitals sent to quarantine centre
Twenty seven healthcare staffers of the Ragama and Welisara Hospitals have been sent to the Navy Quarantine Centre in Mulankavil, the Navy said today. It sajd…
Health US surpasses 20,000 coronavirus deaths
While many countries around the world and cities in the U.S. are pointing toward positive signs that social distancing might be finally flattening the curve,…
Health Four more COVID-19 patients recover
Four more COVID-19 infected patients have been discharged from the hospital after being recovered, increasing the total number of recovered cases to 54, the…
Health Colombo Rubber Auction held successfully under strict health security measures
The Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association (CRTA) with the approval of the government and Health and Indigenous Medical Services Ministry commenced its weekly…
Health Dialog enables Health Ministry to create telemedicine units at 20 hospitals
From left: Dialog Axiata PLC Group Sustainability Specialist Jeyarajasingam Iyngararaj, Dialog Axiata PLC Group Sustainability Head Charitha Ratwatte, Dr.…
Health India gifts 10-tonne consignment of medicines to Sri Lanka
India gifted a 10 tonne consignment of essential life saving medicines to Sri Lanka, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. These medicines have been…
Health Recommendations from top Medical Professors towards an exit strategy
Six Chair Professors of Medicine (and Specialist Physicians) in Sri Lanka have expressed their opinion on an exit strategy from the current COVID-19 lockdown…
Health Medical experts demand more tests to fight possible upsurge
Medical experts have warned that Sri Lanka needs to expand the availability of more COVID-19 tests to battle a possible upsurge in the coming weeks. Senior…
Health Covid-19 patient at Kalubowila sends 15 patients and 20 staff into quarantine
Subsequent to the identification of a covert COVID-19 patient at the Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila, 15 patients and 20 staff members who came into contact…
Health 120 COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka
Three more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Sri Lanka to 120, the Health Ministry said. The ministry…
Health Medicine to doorstep
The Rajya Osu Sala of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation has taken steps to send medicines to people's doorsteps on request. The government said only the Osu…
Health Italy’s coronavirus death toll is higher than China’s
Army medical staff disinfect coffins being kept in a church near Bergamo, Italy (DM) Italy, (Daily Mail), 28 March 2020 - Italy’s coronavirus…
Health Abans donates to hospitals across island
Many responsible citizens have been joining in to support the efforts of the government to fight COVID-19 and the Abans group too has lent a hand. “It…
Health Navy introduces full-body disinfection chamber
The Sri Lanka Navy has developed a disinfection chamber to prevent and control the spread of new coronavirus. Navy said the Eastern Naval Command and the…
Health India declares 21-day ’total lockdown’ as coronavirus cases rise
India's 1.3 billion people will go under "total lockdown" for 21 days to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said,…
Health Hantavirus kills man in China; but it’s not a new virus
eports of a person in China dying due to a virus called 'hantavirus' have spread panic at a time when the world is battling the pandemic of novel coronavirus,…
Health 86 total COVID-19 patients identified so far in SL
Five more patients have been tested positive for the virus since yesterday (22) in Sri Lanka, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 86, Minister of…
Health Military trucks transport coronavirus victims’ coffins to be cremated
Army trucks drive along a road in Bergamo yesterday in what Italians have described as one of the ‘saddest’ images in the country’s history (DM) Coffins…
Health Ready to help India with epidemic prevention experience: China
People wearing protective face masks (HT) Beijing, (Hindustan Times), 19 March 2020 - China on Thursday said it was ready to share its…
Health Number of COVID-19 patients rises to 70
The number of COVID-19 contracted patients in the country has increased to 70 by now, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.
Health Number of COVID-19 patients rises to 50
The number of patients infected by COVID-19 has increased to 50, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said. Speaking at the National Operation Centre for the…
Health Health Ministry says no Chinese nationals under observation for COVID
The Health Ministry, yesterday reiterated that the country was not at risk from the Chinese nationals who had recently returned back to Sri Lanka for work,…