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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 …

Fitch Ratings yesterday cut the ratings of three Sri Lankan banks to reflect the sovereign rating, which was downgraded a few week…

(Hong Kong) AFP: Most equities rose again yesterday as investors grew increasingly, but cautiously, hopeful that the worst of the …

 President Donald Trump ignored signs requiring a mask be worn when he toured a mask factory in Arizona and only wore safety …

The Election Commission has initiated discussion with the health authorities to formulate a manual of guidelines to conduct the pa…

With Hambantota International Port (HIP) resuming operations with Litro Gas, the port completes its full complement of energy serv…

There is no evidence to substantiate the Trump administration’s claims that Covid-19 came from a Chinese laboratory, according t…

A story about how one of our lady envoys incurred several thousands of Euros on her eye treatment in the States some time ago when…

China has made modernising its military and expanding its weaponry a priority. (Courtesy SCMP)   China, (Courtesy SouthC…

Sri Lankan Health officials yesterday said they were closely monitoring a new illness which had affected some children in the UK a…

ISTANBUL AFP April29, 2020 - Voices reverberate around the room in Turkey’s busiest medical emergency hotline in Istanbul, where…

Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, the Consultant Physician at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) said the capacity of the COVID-19 pati…

The number of COVID-19 infected patients has increased to 611 in the country, along with the 12 patients who were identified a sho…

The United States now has more than one million coronavirus cases across the country - accounting for a third of the global tally …

(Dhaka) AFP: Hundreds of Bangladesh’s garment factories defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen on Sunday, raising fe…

Major multi-discipline events in Asia such as South Asian Games (SAG), South East Asian Games (SEA) and the 2022 Asian Games are u…

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday claimed New Zealand had scored a significant victory against the spread of the coronavirus…

The Ministry of Health has sought 1000 body bags from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to dispose bodies during…