The number of Covid-19 deaths reported in the country climbed to 154 with two new deaths being reported today, the Government Information Department said.

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The Education Ministry will declare the days of opening pre-schools and primary sections of schools in a fortnight, Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said today.

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The total number of Covid-19 patients reported in Sri Lanka today increased to 685 with the detection of 329 more cases later in the day, the Government Information Department said.

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The Government of Maldives is consulting stakeholder authorities of the Government of Maldives to assist Sri Lanka in facilitating Islamic funeral rites in the Maldives for Sri Lankan Muslims who succumbed to COVID-19, Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said in a Tweet.

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A total of 356 new Covid-19 patients were reported this evening bringing the total number of cases in the country to 33, 146, the Government Information Department said.

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Google is currently facing an outage In Sri Lanka and several other countries such as India. Google search, Docs, Drive, Gmail and YouTube, among others were reported to be not working, prompting messages of error.

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There is a threat of spreading a bacterial disease (Hemorrhagic septicemia) among wild animals in the Polonnaruwa Flood Plains National Park, the Wild Life Department said.

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A total of 516 more Covid-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals increasing the total recoveries to 24, 309, the Health Ministry said.

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Deputy Solicitor General Susantha Balapatabendi today said that the Attorney General would give detained Attorney Hejaaz Hizbullahs lawyers access to meet him.

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The total number of Covid-19 cases reported in the Prisons Department has surpassed 3,000 today.

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The Government should provide facilities for teachers to conduct online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ceylon Teachers’ Service Union (CTSU) said.

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose foundation has been part of the effort to develop and deliver COVID-19 vaccines, warned on Sunday that the next four to six months could be the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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A 38-year-old man suspected to be a close associate of notorious criminal Angoda Lokka was arrested by the STF in Angoda in Mulleriyawa police area.

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The US, being the centre for spreading COVID-19 in the world, Colombo has become the centre for spreading the virus in the country, Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said.

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Around 4,000 Sri Lankans in Saudi Arabia are queued to return to Sri Lanka, an official said yesterday.

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Four persons who were being treated at the Punani Covid-19 treatment center were arrested and remanded for stealing electrical items and bathroom fittings of the treatment centre.

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The health authorities of the Colombo Municipal Council started antibody testing of people in collaboration with the Medical Faculty of Sri Jayewardenepura Universities to check on herd immunity against COVID-19, an official said yesterday.

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A study conducted by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has revealed the deplorable conditions in local prisons, mainly because of overcrowding and an archaic system.

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the cancellation of contract involved in the development of second phase of Central Highway given under the previous regime, Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando said yesterday.

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The Maldives Government, last week sent an official communiqué to the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry, stepping in to bury COVID-19 victims following serious concerns raised by the Muslim community here over the mandatory cremation only policy in Sri Lanka.

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Violating the quarantine regulations has been labelled as treachery by the Police.

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The number of Covid-19 deaths reported in the country climbed to 152 with three new deaths being reported today, the Government Information Department said.

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Samagai Jana Balaweguaya MP Patali Chamika Ranawaka today said the Aryuvedic syrup which is claimed to be a cure for COVID- 19 should not become a drama which will mislead the people.

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Thirteen residents of the official residence complex of the Trinity College, Kandy have tested positive for corona virus, Kandy Municipal Commissioner Amila Navarathna said.

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