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Uncategorized 44 Navy personnel test positive for COVID-19 today
A total of 44 have tested positive for COVID-19 today increasing the total number of cases to 567, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.…
Uncategorized Arab league to meet over Israel’s plans to annex West Bank
CAIRO AFP April27, 2020 - The Arab League said Monday it will convene an urgent virtual meeting this week to discuss how to galvanise opposition to…
Uncategorized Five more test positive for COVID-19
Five more patients had tested positive for COVID-19 today increasing the number of cases to 373 in the country, the Health Ministry said.
Uncategorized SL doing very well in limiting the spread
Sri Lanka's Army Chief, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, yesterday said that there had been no sporadic cases of the COVID-19 identified in the country so…
Uncategorized China puts a city of 10 million ‘on lockdown
A major Chinese city has adopted draconian quarantine measures against the novel coronavirus after a new outbreak was detected there. More than 70…
Uncategorized Furious Donald Trump throws tantrum after CDC boss directly contradicts him at White House press conference
President Donald Trump on Wednesday raged about the coverage of Centre for Drugs Control (CDC) Director Robert Redfield’s interview with The Washington Post,…
Uncategorized Sri Lankan chef aboard a merchant vessel dies
A Sri Lankan chef aboard a merchant vessel died due to a heart attack today, the Navy said. The Navy said it assisted to disembark the corpse of the chef who…
Uncategorized Govt. will bring culprits of Easter Sunday attacks to the book soon: Defence Secretary
The Government would bring all culprits who planned, financed and supported the Easter bombing carnage that killed over 270 and wounded over 500 innocent…
Uncategorized Stranded students arrive
A SriLankan plane carrying 113 Sri Lankan students from Lahore & Karachi, Pakistan landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake today.
Uncategorized 11 families in Piliyandala sent for Quarantine
Health authorities had taken step to quarantine 66 individuals from eleven families in Piliyandala MOH area after a patient infected with COVID-19 was…
Uncategorized U.S. oil futures plumb historic lows below zero, Brent plunges
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. oil futures continued to trade in negative territory yesterday, after closing down nearly US$ 40 on Monday in their first ever sub-zero…
Uncategorized Number of recovered increased to 98
The number of patients recovered from COVID-19 has been increased to 98 with another patient who was recovered this evening, the Health Ministry said.
Uncategorized Number of COVID-19 infected increased to 304
Another person was tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total of infected cases to 304, the Health Ministry said. The last patient was a fish vendor from…
Uncategorized Re-opening bars: ADIC wants decision withdrawn
The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) said today experts and all who love the nation were astounded by the government’s decision to re-open bars along…
Uncategorized Ceylinco Life donates ventilators to combat COVID-19
Ceylinco Life Chairman R. Renganathan (centre) presenting one of the two ventilators to Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, accompanied by…
Uncategorized CIPM makes donation to COVID-19 Relief Fund
Dhammika Fernando-President, CIPM Sri Lanka (2nd from left) handing over the donation to Lalith Weerathunga CIPM made a donation of Rs. 1 million to…
Uncategorized Artificial beach comes up in Mount Lavinia
Amidst environmental concerns, the construction of an artificial beach between Kalutara and Mount Lavinia is being expedited. The Kalutara North Calido beach…
Uncategorized Curfew to be relaxed from Monday
The Government has decided to relax the police curfew from Monday (20) with the objective of restoring normalcy in the country, the President's Media Division…
Uncategorized Unilever Sri Lanka commits Rs.35mn towards COVID-19 relief efforts
Unilever Sri Lanka Limited Chairperson and Managing Director Hajar Alafifi (centre) hands over the donation of Rs.10 million to Prime Minister Mahinda…
Uncategorized LPG tanker ‘Gas Courage’ docks at Hambantota Port
LPG tanker Gas Courage berths at Hambantota Port LPG tanker ‘Gas Courage’ berthed at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) to load close to 1,800 metric…
Uncategorized Oil anointing at Gangaramaya Temple
The traditional anointing of oil ceremony in lieu of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year was held at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo with the…
Uncategorized Govt. should partially lift lockdown: Ranil
Sri Lanka should partially lift the lockdown imposed to combat COVID-19 in order to keep the economy going, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said…
Uncategorized Lift COVID-19 measures slowly, carefully, warns WHO chief
Measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus can only be lifted slowly, if the right public health measures are in place, including significant capacity for…
Uncategorized Two villages in Beruwala isolated due to Covid-19 threat
Panvila and Cheena Koratuwa villages in Beruwala have been sealed off and place under isolation due to COVID-19 outbreak, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.…