Health LNP - Origin of COVID patients detected at present unknown: Health officials
It has been impossible to recognize the origin of the COVID-19 patients who are being detected at present in the country, Health officials said today. Dr.…
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Health LNP - Govt. extends 10 month nutrition package up to 24 months for pregnant mothers: Amaraweera
The government has decided to extend the Rs. 10,000 nutrition package provided for 10 months to 24 months to improve the nutritional status of pregnant mothers…
Health LNP - Increase in passenger operations at BIA: Tourism Ministry
Following the opening of the country after the Covid epidemic and the relaxation of health guidelines, the number of daily passenger operations at the…
Health LNP - Clusters found in five districts; things could go from bad to worse, warns Health D
COVID clusters have been identified in five districts in the country, Director General of Health Services Dr Asela Gunawardena said. Accordingly, he told media…
Health LNP - Tution classes to resume today with 50% attendees: Health Ministry
The health ministry has issued the relevant health guidelines to resume private tuition classes from today. As a result, private tuition classes have been…
Health LNP - Second group from priority list to get booster vaccine from tomorrow
Those above 60 years of age will be administered with Pfizer vaccine as booster dose from tomorrow (17), State Minister Channa Jayasumana said. Accordingly,…
Health LNP - Another lockdown not ruled out
The Government has not ruled out another lockdown if the number of people infected with the coronavirus sees a rapid rise, the Health Ministry said. A highly…
Health LNP - Keheliya doubts Teachers’ protest a deliberate attempt to spread virus
Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today said he doubted whether the recent protests staged by teachers and principals violating health protocols were a…
Health LNP - Covid-19 death toll exceeds 14,000
The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka exceeded 14,000 with 21 more deaths being reported today. A total of 21 more COVID-19 related deaths that…
Health LNP - Excise Chief orders spree of countrywide detections
In a strict responsive measure, the Chief of Excise has ordered a spree of detections to be conducted countrywide in the coming weeks, to address the…
Health LNP - Rise in hospitalisations of children with COVID-19
There is a slight increase in the number of children being hospitalised with COVID-19, Health officials said. Dr. Channa de Silva, a paediatric respiratory…
Health LNP - Grace period granted for traffic fine payments expires on Nov. 1
Steps have been taken to end the grace period granted to pay traffic fines from next Sunday (14), Post Master General Ranjith Ariyarathne said. He said the…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka confirms another 15 coronavirus deaths, 458 new cases
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 15 coronavirus related deaths for November 06, increasing the death toll in the country due to…
Health LNP - AG gives green light to make vaccination card mandatory: Keheliya
The Attorney General has given the green light to make the vaccination card mandatory for the general public when they enter public places, Health Minister…
Health LNP - COVID transmission from child to child minimal: Medical specialist
The possibility of transmitting Covid-19 from child to child or from child to an adult was minimum, a medical specialist said yesterday. Paediatric Respiratory…
Health LNP - Strict guidlines during festive season
The Ministry of Health will introduce strict guidelines during the festive season next month, sources told Daily Mirror. Health Ministry sources said that the…
Health LNP - Over 200,000 Pfizer vaccines arrive
A total of 202,000 Pfizer vaccines arrived from Doha at the Bandaranaike International Airport on a Qatar Airways flight last night, authorities said. These…
Health LNP - Reckless human behaviour could lead to major crisis: Dr. Sudarshini warns
Playing down safety concerns can hamper people’s response to the covid threat and aggravate the crisis, State Minister of Primary Health Services, Pandemics…
Health LNP - Prioritise vaccinating 60 plus and elders suffering from non-communicable diseases: GMOA
According to the priority list given by the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) today, said the senior citizens and the elders who suffer from…
Health LNP - UK now recognizes Sri Lanka’s vaccination cards
The UK has opened up for Sri Lankan nationals who can now enter the country by providing proof of their vaccinations as Sri Lankan travelers, from November 1,…
Health LNP - Australia eases international border restrictions for first time in pandemic
Australia eased its international border restrictions on Monday for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing some of its vaccinated public to…
Health LNP - Easing restrictions is a gamble that might backfire: Health authorities
With relaxing of internal border controls and other restrictions, health authorities have urged people to act with a sense of responsibility. Director General…
Health LNP - 18 more die of COVID-19: Death toll rises to 13,743
A total of 18 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (30) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
Health LNP - SL on alert over new vaccine resistant COVID variant
Sri Lanka is on high alert over a new coronavirus variant named A.30, which can evade Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. State Minister Channa…