Rapid Antigen test cannot be conducted until the Health Ministry issues guidelines on how to use the test kits, State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana told Parliament today.

A total of 378 more Covid-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 11,031, the Health Ministry said.

Four employees at a five-star hotel in Colombo have tested positive for COVID-19 today, the National Operation Center for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak, said today.

The repatriation of Sri Lankan citizens overseas which was temporarily suspended will resume next week, with five special flights designated to repatriate Sri Lankans from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Italy, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman.

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, who was remanded in connection with alleged misappropriation of public funds at the last Presidential Election, was further remanded till November 25 by Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today.

A total of 36 Sri Lankan expatriates who were stranded in Japan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived in the country this morning.

Army Commander and Head of the National Operation Center for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak, Lt. General Shavendra Silva said authorities will resume the repatriation process to bring back stranded Sri Lankans from overseas by next week after it was

Seven suspects have been arrested for violating quarantine regulations during a special drone operation launched by the police and air force in Modara and Mount Lavinia this morning, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Army Commander Shavendra Silva said today that the spread of coronavirus in highly populated Colombo city has been successfully controlled.

Majority of COVID-19 cases have been reported from the Colombo district out of the total of 373 cases reported in Sri Lanka during the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.

India has told the United Kingdom that the ban of LTTE or Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam should continue, Indian media reported.

Whilst stating that the International Monetary Fund ( IMF) had projected a 4.6 percent negative growth end 2020, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told Parliament yesterday that he would present a budget aimed at creating a modern economy through ‘V

Samagi Jana Balawegaya does not practice ‘tale carrying politics’ but will only voice the issues only internally, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday.

With a total of 369 more fresh Covid-19 cases was reported today, the Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda cluster surpassed the 12,000 mark.

Parliament today approved the Appropriation Bill giving legal effect to all state expenditure for the year 2020.

Three more inmates at the Boossa Prison have been infected with Covid-19 surging the total number of inmates tested positive for virus to 158, the Prison Department said.

Two males aged 54 and 45 passed away due to Covid-19 increasing the total number of COVID- 19 deaths in Sri Lanka to 48, the Government Information Department said.

A special operation has been conducted in the eight provinces except in the Western Province to apprehend the persons who have left the Province after the travel restrictions were imposed, police said.

A special operation will be launched today to monitor public movements in the isolated areas using drone cameras, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

A total of 470 more Covid-19 patients have recover and been discharged from hospital bringing the total number of recovered cases in Sri Lanka to 10,653.

The four Chinese nationals together with two Sri Lankans, who were tested positive for COVID-19 as employees at a construction project in Kotahena, Colombo 13 were asymptomatic on COVID-19, the Chinese Embassy said in a statement.

All the citizens specially those in the Western Province are requested to restrict movements across districts as well, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

Sri Lanka Army has established a Drone Regiment to monitor the activities on the ground, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

Army Commander Shavendra Silva said today that only five deaths among the total Covid-19 deaths reported in the country were caused by the viral infection while all the other deaths were caused by chronic diseases.

A group of inmates at the Old Bogambara Prison in Kandy have commenced a protest on the prison rooftop.

The Police Department has decided to reorganise the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in order to enhance efficiency within the department, a senior police officer said.

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing Easter Sunday attacks, which had temporarily suspended its proceedings due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country, will be resumed its work today (12).

There is a risk of COVID-19 virus contaminating water within the soil if those who succumb to the disease are buried, an expert said yesterday.

Replying to the statements constantly made by health authorities that there is no community spread in the country, the Public Health Inspectors’ Union said several areas in the country have almost reached the community transmission stage.

The Covid-19 death toll in the country rose to 46 with a 63-year-old male cancer patient from Imbulgoda was reported dead as a Covid-19 patient.