Health Withdrawing receipts or cash?
These are trying times for all of us due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed to curb the virus in the country. Many people were seen…
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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 Envoys of EU countries commend measures taken to manage COVID-19 situ in SL
A group of European Union (EU) ambassadors met with the Chairman of the Special Task Force on Providing Essential Services, Basil Rajapaksa, yesterday and…
Health Personal Protective Equipment donated
The Colombo Electrical Traders Association (CETA) donated a set of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Colombo Divisional Secretary Kanchana Gunawardena,…
Health Wuhan reopens after months-long lockdown
China has reported zero new coronavirus deaths for the first time since it emerged as the nation on Wednesday scaled back lockdown standard and reopened the…
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 Corona deaths top 100 in India
The Indian Union Health Ministry on Monday said 109 deaths were reported across the country due to Coronavirus, and the total number of infected cases so far…
Health Food for the homeless…
The Ragama Community Police Division distributed food packets to homeless people on the streets and stray animals in the area. The programme was done under the…
Health Rs. 50m from Akbar Brothers for Fight Covid-19 fund
Akbar Brothers Pvt Ltd donated the contribution cheque of Rs 50 Million to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for the Fight Covid19 fund.
Health Samurdhi relief packages
Samurdhi relief packages were distributed among people amid Covid-19 situation .
Health Old couple in Wellawatte found infected with COVID-19
An old couple living in Wellawatte were detected by Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) medical officers to have been infected by COVID-19, CMC Chief Medical…
Health COVID-19 Fund’s balance surpasses Rs.242mn
With direct deposits and donations from organizations and individual donors, the balance of the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund has surpassed Rs.…
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 Five villages in Beruwala locked down as dodger tests positive for COVID-19
The detection of an individual from Pannila in the Beruwala police area today, who failed to report his infection to health authorities, had compelled relevant…
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 One more batch leaves after completion of quarantine
Another batch of 132 people had left for their homes today after completion of the two-week long quarantine process, the Army said. Accordingly, 76 people from…
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 Avoid home accidents related to ENT during lockdown period: ENT Surgeons
The college of Otolaryngologists (ENT Surgeons) of Sri Lanka advised people to avoid home accidents related to Ear Nose Throat during lockdown period as there…
Health SL man in Switzerland dies from COVID-19
A Sri Lankan man living in Switzerland has died from COVID-19 virus on March 25, the Foreign Relations Ministry said.The Sri Lanka Embassy in Berlin has…