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The Health Ministry, yesterday strongly rejected reports that it was downplaying the COVID-19 situation in the country, stating th…

Coronavirus patients can’t infect others after 11 days of being ill even if their test still comes back positive, scientists fin…

A flight with Sri Lankan passengers which was scheduled to arrive in the country tomorrow from Qatar was cancelled after more than…

Finland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen holds a news conference on the family leave reform in Helsink…

The main coronavirus treatment centre in southern Yemen has recorded at least 68 deaths in just over two weeks, the medical charit…

The world’s progress in eliminating poverty is set to suffer a major setback due to the Covid-19 outbreak, forcing more people t…

Five more Covid-19 infected patients were reported today, increasing total cases in Sri Lanka to 991, the Health Ministry said. So…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s success containing coronavirus has driven an extraordinary popularity surge that has…

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering a speech via video link at the opening of the World Health Assembly virtual meeting from t…

Emergency teams raced Friday to prevent a coronavirus “nightmare” in the world’s largest refugee settlement after the first …

Residents try to salvage belongings amongst their houses destroyed at the height of Typhoon Vongfong in San Policarpo town (AFP) M…

The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warned on Thursday, calling for ur…

 A sombre image in a funeral hall of the coffins of an elderly husband and wife who both died from Covid-19 captures the trag…

Sixteen more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry said. They said…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seen in January. Multiple intelligence reports have called into question his administration’s trans…

MOSCOW AFP May13, 2020 -  Russia reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, continuing a grim trend that has …

Sri Lanka’s banks have seen a massive upsurge in their digital transaction volumes as the COVID-19 pandemic has upended how bank…

Twenty-two COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital today increasing the total number of recover…

South Korea’s capital has ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second coronav…

Former president Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it …

Three members of President Trump’s coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, said they will self-quarantine on Saturd…

The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has cautioned that the world faces famines if enough funds are not pledged to com…

Coronavirus is ‘manifesting’ as a deadly new inflammatory syndrome in some children, a British study revealed yesterday. …

Buddhists, this year, have been restricted to celebrate Vesak staying at homes giving priority to Prathipaththi Pooja due to COVID…

Former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed his party not to engage in politics at the time when the …