Twelve Indian nationals and two locals who are working at a site opposite the Galle Face Green tested positive for Covid-19, CMC sources said.

At least 30 people out of 100 people who are randomly tested in high-risk areas within the Colombo city detected as COVID positive, forcing the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to increase the number of PCR tests by five fold, Chief Medical Officer Dr

A 26-year-old man was reported missing after two boats collided in the Diyawanna Lake last night, the Police said.

Sri Lankan born Dr Dinesh Palipana founder of Doctors with Disabilities Australia is named Queensland’s 2021 Australian of the Year, Brisbane Times reported.

A special ambulance service has been introduced in lockdown areas in Colombo and suburbs, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said today.

One line between Kollupitiya and Bambalapitiya Railway Stations on the Coastal Line will be closed for five days from today due to repair work, the Railways Department said.

The total number of Covid-19 cases reported in the police cluster surpassed 600 with 82 police officers at the Fort Police contracted with virus.

Raising questions on the newly imported Rapid Antigen test kits, the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday charged that the kits have been imported into the country before the evaluation of tenders were completed and before obtaining

Brilliant hostile bowling led by Kiwi Trent Boult took Mumbai Indians to an emphatic five-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals and a fifth Indian Premier League title today.

The President’s Media Division today published the disbursement report of the COVID – 19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund that has reached Rs. 1,668,379,121.74 as of October 31, 2020.

As the talks on a vaccine against Covid-19 are in the spotlight around the world, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said Sri Lanka cannot keep depending on a vaccine alone considering the time period of availability of the vaccine, the cost

The Covid-19 death toll in the country mounted to 40 with five more persons succumbed to the virus today.

Four more members working at Keells supermarkets, three members from Thimbirigasyaya store and a member from the Havelock Road, tested positive for Covid-19 today.

Ministry of Health says that it has not taken a decision to change the current procedure of cremation of those who succumbed to COVID-19, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara said.

The government will only take a decision to bury Muslim citizens who died due to Covid-19 disease on the advice of a committee appointed by the Ministry of Health, Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera said.

MP Rishad Bathiudeen who is in remand prison, was further remanded till November 13 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today.

Nearly four per cent of total PCR tests performed on individuals of the Minuwangoda and Peliyagoda clusters and from the second wave of Covid-19 tested positive for Covid-19, according to statistics.

The Mawanella Magistrate’s Court today issued an interim order suspending sessions of Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha for seven days, Police said.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has issued a circular extending the debt moratorium for Covid-19 affected business and individuals.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed health authorities to look at the possibility of allocating a dry land in any part of the country to allow burials of COVID-19 victims following increasing requests by the Muslim community to halt cre

The World Health Organisation (WHO) pledged to provide 20 percent requirement of COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka once developed, and the Sri Lankan authorities appointed a technical team to identify priority groups to be vaccinated using this quota, a

The Budget for the year 2021 is to be presented to Parliament on 17 November 2020, party leaders have decided yesterday.

Inter-Provincial Private Bus Association (IPPBA) yesterday informed the Transport Ministry that they will not support the new COVID Transport Policy which is to be introduced today.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today said the time has come for the Health Ministry to update the current COVID-19 testing algorithm as soon as possible.

A 84-year-old female from Kandana succumbed to Covid-19 at the IDH reporting the 36th Covid-19 death in Sri Lanka, the Government Information Department said.

At a time where the existing cluster in the country has reached an unexpected degree, reporting over 10,500 cases, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said today, when a cluster expands, it can easily lead to community transmission.

Kandana and Mahabage police areas had been declared as isolated areas with immediate effect, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

It is the Government’s policy to keep the economy going while ensuring all the activities including employment, agriculture and fishing move forward, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasised.

Sri Lankans around the world celebrated the epic win of Georgia who clinched the title of Junior Masterchef Australia 2020 which concluded on Monday and aired on Network 10.

Drugmaker Pfizer said today an early look at data from its coronavirus vaccine shows it is more than 90% effective, a much better than expected efficacy if the trend continues, the CNN reported.