LNP - 2,000 bed field hospital for Gampaha

2021-04-30   |   Health

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

2021-04-30   |   Health

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

2021-04-29   |   Health

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

2021-04-28   |   Health

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

2021-04-23   |   Health

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

2021-04-23   |   Health

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

2021-04-21   |   Health

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

2021-04-19   |   Health

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

2021-04-13   |   Health

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

2021-04-09   |   Health

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

2021-04-09   |   Health

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

2021-03-01   |   Health

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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LNP - Clinical England complete clean-sweep despite Embuldeniya’s heroics

2021-01-27   |   Health

At the start of Day 4 of the second Test, England had lost nine wickets in the first innings, still trailing by 42 at that stage. However, both team...

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LNP - Was the coronavirus only an excuse for postponement?

2021-01-07   |   Health

Government authorities fixed a date for electing a Basnayake Nilame for a highly popular Devalaya in the deep South on the request of the political ch...

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LNP - Medical specialists urge govt to sound WHO on anti-Covid-19 vaccine

2020-12-25   |   Health

A group of medical specialists has requested Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Pandemic Control Minister Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle to appris...

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LNP - Sanstha Cement to commence operations in June

2020-12-10   |   Health

State-of-the-art cement manufacturing facility Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corporation (Pvt) Ltd which is slated to be one of the largest in the region is ...

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LNP - Health Ministry not comfortable with Sri Lanka’s tour of South Africa

2020-12-09   |   Health

Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry is not comfortable with the proposed tour of South Africa, according to the highly placed sources. Sri Lanka Cricket (SL...

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LNP - Mahara prison riot: How pills meant for mental patients triggered violence

2020-12-02   |   Health

A high-level investigation into the Mahara Prison riot took an unexpected turn yesterday (1) following the revelation that the prison dispensary had s...

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LNP-They jostled with no care for health precautions!

2020-10-31   |   Health

When this provincial chief assumed duties in his new office the other day, a large number of political cronies and white-collar high-ups flocked to hi...

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LNP - China grants Rs. 16.5 billion to improve medical care, education and water supply

2020-10-12   |   Health

China has extended a grant of Rs. 16.5 billion to improve medical care, education and water supply in rural areas of Sri Lanka. An Agreement on Econom...

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LNP - COVID case detected: Factory, hospital staff quarantined

2020-10-05   |   Health

A 39-year-old woman from Divulapitiya has tested positive for COVID-19, Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva said yesterday. The garment employee...

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LNP - SLC make fresh bid to ask Health Ministry to reconsider 14-day quarantine for Bangladesh tour

2020-09-21   |   Health

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) made a fresh attempt to convince Health Ministry officials to reconsider their position, that the Bangladesh cricket team wo...

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LNP - India’s economic growth hit by record slump following virus lockdown

2020-09-03   |   Health

(Mumbai) AFP: India’s economic growth suffered a historic 23.9 percent decline between April and June, official figures showed Monday, as manufact...

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LNP-Sports SLC to meet health authorities to get green light for LPL

2020-08-04   |   Health

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will meet the country’s health authorities on Tuesday to seek their approval and guidelines to conduct the much-awaited th...

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MR dismisses second wave of COVID-19 infections

2020-07-17   |   Health

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday dismissed fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections sweeping the country, attributing them to statement...

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