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

From left: Dr. Sunil De Alwis - Additional Secretary (Medical Services) Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services, Bhadra…

China has shut downs gyms and swimming pools in Beijing amid fears the country is vulnerable to a second wave of coronavirus. …

At least 80 per cent of the Covid-19 patients are being treated in government hospitals across India.    On an average, …

A COVID-19 infected person was found from the Warakapola area today increasing the total number of cases to 310 in the country, th…

In an effort to support medical professionals and essential medical services during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Dialog Axiata PLC…

U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the co…

Covid-19 has infected more than 2.3 million people and killed at least 160,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University, t…

Sri Lanka and its leadership were ranked 9th in the Global Response to Infectious Diseases (GRID) Index which evaluates how effici…

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is currently conducting daily Aerial Surveillance Operations in support of the Sri Lanka Navy’s e…

The party of South Korean President Moon Jae-in has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections, BBC reported today. South K…

Two more Covid-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry said. Accordingly, …

Fourteen (14) more Covid-19 infected patients were reported today, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 233, the H…

The Sri Lanka Muslim Civil Society (SLMCS), an Organisation committed to Unity as One Nation distributed 2000 gift packs to front-…

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended a nationwide lockdown until 3 May to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The …

One more Covid-19 infected patient was reported, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 218, the Health Ministry sai…

Three more Covid-19 infected patients were reported, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 217, the Health Ministry…

Seven more persons have tested positive for the COVID-19 today increasing the total number infected patients in Sri Lanka to 210, …

Twenty seven healthcare staffers of the Ragama and Welisara Hospitals have been sent to the Navy Quarantine Centre in Mulankavil, …

While many countries around the world and cities in the U.S. are pointing toward positive signs that social distancing might be fi…

Four more COVID-19 infected patients have been discharged from the hospital after being recovered, increasing the total number of …

The Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association (CRTA) with the approval of the government and Health and Indigenous Medical Services Mi…

From left: Dialog Axiata PLC Group Sustainability Specialist Jeyarajasingam Iyngararaj, Dialog Axiata PLC Group Sustainability Hea…

India gifted a 10 tonne consignment of essential life saving medicines to Sri Lanka, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. These…

Six Chair Professors of Medicine (and Specialist Physicians) in Sri Lanka have expressed their opinion on an exit strategy from th…