Galle Additional Magistrate Pavithra Sanjeewani Pathirana ordered the apparel factory Manager who provided false information on first level associates and made way for the spread of the virus by violating the quarantine regulations to be remanded unt

The Tokyo Olympics will go ahead even if the city is under a state of emergency due to COVID-19, a top Olympic official said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing organisers of the pandemic-hit Games.

Another 44 COVID deaths were reported yesterday, mounting the death toll to 1,132, the Information Department said.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today charged that the government was using quarantine laws to suppress the opposition instead of using them to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

A total of 647 more COVID-19 patients have been detected increasing the daily count of COVID-19 cases to 3,538, the Government Information Department said.

Nigeria’s military is investigating reports that the leader of militant Islamist group Boko Haram may have been killed or seriously injured following clashes with rival jihadists, an army spokesman said on Friday.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said it was more important for state officials and those responsible to directly inform him if there were any matters regarding COVID situation instead of making statements to media and creating fear among people.

The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) has been able to secure 32 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Sri Lanka, SPC Chairman Dr Prasanna Gunasena said.

An Australian professor is appealing to the United Nations after the Sri Lankan government released a report alleging he was involved in the deadly Easter Sunday terror bombings in 2019.

A total of 1,828 more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospital increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 125,360, the Health Ministry said.

The MAS Holdings has issued an official statement with regard to spike in COVID-19 cases in the Thurulie plant, Polgahawela where 380 employees tested positive for the virus.

The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar today acquitted and released all the suspects, including Avant Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi from all charges in relation to the Avant-Garde floating armoury case.

While saying that it will not be long before the hospitals are flooded with patients, completely inundated and the medical staff are stretched way beyond their capacity, resulting in a serious breakdown of our health sector, Medical Professionals dem

More than 1,000 children said to have been infected with COVID-19 and the Pediatricians request the Government to take necessary steps to vaccinate the children above 12 years of age.

The Railway Department suspended fuel transportation from Kolonnawa Oil Depot from yesterday due to COVID-19 spread, the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union (SLSMU) said.

Naval and fishing communities are advised not to venture into the East Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining sea area, until further notice from today, the Meteorology Department.

Some private hospitals have completely violated Health Ministry guidelines when conducting PCR tests and exceeded their capacities without following Ministry procedures, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

Following the record 3,443 COVID positive cases for the last 24-hours, Gampaha district recorded the highest number of cases with 882 among other districts, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

A fire was reported in a container on board a Singapore-flag ship ‘X-PRESS PEARL’ in the seas off Colombo Port, the Navy said.

The Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) arrested 29-year old Mohamed Shahim for allegedly conducting Zahran Hashim’s extremism lessons in Mutur and Oluvil in 2018.

Another 38 COVID deaths were reported yesterday, mounting the death toll to 1,089, the Information Department said.

The Railways Department is to suspend all train services after countrywide travel restriction will come into effect from tonight, Sri Lanka Station Masters’ Union (SLSMU) said.

A countrywide travel restriction will come into effect from 11.00 pm tonight and will be lifted at 4.00 am on Tuesday, May 25, and will once again be imposed from Tuesday 11.00 pm and will be lifted on May 28 at 4.00 am.

The daily COVID-19 cases today surpassed the 3,000 mark for the second consecutive day.

In reference to the circular issued by the Health Ministry informing health officials to be careful in issuing statements to media on the prevalent COVID situation, State Minister Sudarshini Fernandopulle said the relevant circular issued has no inte

The Parliamentary Council has approved the appointment of Acting Solicitor General Sanjay Rajaratnam PC as the new Attorney General (AG) following the retirement of the incumbent Attorney General, Parliament sources said.

An inquiry has been launched into the incident where nearly 400 employees of a factory in the Thulhiriya Free Trade Zone (FTZ) have been found infected with COVID-19.

The country is now in a situation where it needs to open inter treatment centres with 1,000 beds every six hours in a day, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Secretary Dr. Shenal Fernando said today.

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) today announced that no service could be availed from the Narahenpita and Werahera Offices on May 24 and 25.

Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control State Minister Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle today urged people to stay indoors for at least two weeks in order to contain the COVID virus.