LNP - Over 40 vaccination centres set up in WP for Sinopharm vaccine roll out
More than 40 vaccination centres have been established in the Western Province to provide the first dose of China’s Sinopharm vaccine, health author...
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LNP - Largest COVID treatment hospital inaugurated
The largest COVID treatment hospital in the country was opened in Seeduwa yesterday by the Army Commander, Gen. Shavendra Silva. The hospital has a ca...
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LNP - Govt. to expedite use of Ayurvedic hospital system to manage COVID-19
The Government has decided to expedite the use of the Ayurvedic hospital system to manage the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. State Mi...
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LNP - Dhammika Bandara’s ayurvedic syrup not a cure to COVID-19, clinical tests confirm
Clinical tests have confirmed that the syrup introduced by Ayurvedic practitioner Dhammika Bandara is not a cure for the COVID-19 virus. Accordingly, ...
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LNP - Sri Lanka to roll out Sputnik V vaccine from tomorrow
Sri Lanka will roll out the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine starting from tomorrow (May 06), says State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Ph...
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LNP - Over 63% of country’s population can be vaccinated before end of 2021 – Health Min.
More than 63 percent of the Sri Lankan population can be comprehensively vaccinated before the end of this year, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarac...
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LNP - One in two people globally lost income due to the pandemic – Gallup
The COVID-19 crisis has hit workers across the world, particularly women, who are over-represented in low-paid precarious sectors (Thomson Reuters Fou...
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LNP - First batch of Sputnik V vaccine arrives in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has received the first batch of Sputnik V COVID-19 purchased from Russia. State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuti...
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LNP - Medical specialists warn of potential oxygen crisis
While saying that oxygen is considered the most important medical need for COVID-19 at present, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) said stoc...
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LNP - Schools should not be opened right now; Medical experts
One of the leading Covid-19 researcher and head of Jayawardenapura University’s Immunology and Molecular Sciences Department, Prof. Neelika Malavige...
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LNP - Ayurveda Hospitals allowed to treat COVID-19 patients
State Minister Sisira Jayakody says that permission has been granted to utilize Ayurveda Hospitals to treat coronavirus patients. He stated that State...
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LNP - 2,000 bed field hospital for Gampaha
A 2,000 bed field hospital will be built in Warallawatta in Gampaha to cope with present pandemic situation,Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. ...
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LNP - SL’s GDP projected to rebound amid vaccination: ADB
Forecasts economy to grow 4.1% in 2021 and to moderate to 3.6% in 2022 The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship annual economic publication, the ...
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LNP - SL-China agree to enhance defence cooperation
Sri Lanka and China agreed to enhance defence cooperation, particularly in terms of high level exchanges and training, informed sources said. The enha...
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LNP - Hospitals reach full capacity
While saying that the capacity in hospitals where COVID patients were treated had exceeded, Director General of Health Services Dr Asela Gunawardana y...
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LNP - Japan Carmakers Cancel 2021 Tokyo Motor Show Due to Pandemic
Bloomberg - This year’s Tokyo Motor Show will be canceled due to the ongoing pandemic, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Chairman Akio Toyo...
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LNP - Pfizer agrees to supply 5 million doses vaccines
Pfizer has agreed to supply five million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka under a commercial agreement with the State Pharmaceuticals Corpor...
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LNP - Health authorities issue red alert over COVID-19
Health authorities issued a coronavirus red alert last night as an increase in patients being admitted to hospitals was observed. The Health Promotion...
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LNP - Muralitharan stable after being hospitalised for cardiac treatment
Muttiah Muralitharan was admitted to a hospital in Chennai, India on Sunday (April 17) morning for cardiac treatment. Last heard, Sri Lanka’s cricke...
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LNP - Coronavirus: India overtakes Brazil as second-worst hit country
India reported another record daily surge in coronavirus infections Monday to overtake Brazil as the second-worst hit country. The 168,912 cases added...
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LNP - Sinopharm vaccine won’t be given to Lankans until safety aspect ensured: Pavithra
China’s Sinopharm vaccine will not be given to Sri Lankans until the safety aspect of the vaccine is ensured by the health authorities, Health Minis...
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LNP - Three COVID-19 infections of Denmark variant detected from Colombo
Denmark lineage of COVID-19 has been identified in virus samples collected from 03 persons in the community in Colombo, says Dr Chandima Jeewandara, D...
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LNP - Infectious Diseases Forum alleges bungling in ongoing vaccination
In a statement on “maldistribution of Covid 19 vaccine,” the Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Forum of Sri Lanka, last week warned that if the el...
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