The number of Sri Lankan nationals, died abroad from COVID-19 has increased to 90, Foreign Affairs Ministry (FAM) told Daily Mirror today.

Keells Union Place outlet has been temporarily closed after two team members of the supermarket tested positive for COVID-19, the management said in a statement.

Abdul Cader Fatima Hadiya, wife of the mastermind of Easter Sunday attacks Zahran Hashim has tested positive for Covid-19, the Prison Department said.

A total of 537 more Covid-19 patients have recover and been discharged from hospital bringing the total number of recovered cases in Sri Lanka to 7,723, the Health Ministry said.

Seven inmates who were sent to quarantine at the Bogambara old prison in Kandy have contracted with Covid-19.

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 will meet today to review the situation in the Western Province and decide if the curfew will be lifted as announced on Monday morning at 5 a.m., Army Commander and Head of the National Operation Centre for Pre

A new report by the World Health Organisation reclassifies Community Transmission into four levels and several health experts observed that Sri Lanka is already in Level 3.

The Health Ministry has revised the criteria of discharging Covid-19 confirmed patients from isolation based on growing evidence and global recommendations.

The investigation into the Brandix Covid cluster has become problematic as some 40 officers of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) contracted the Covid-19 virus, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Twenty-nine Advanced Level candidates were found positive with COVID-19 during the first three weeks of the examination, Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said.

A 23-year old male, died due to Covid-19 while receiving treatment at the IDH reporting the 30th Covid death in Sri Lanka.

Most of the individuals, who tested positive for Covid-19 at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Borella today were detected during the samples taken at the time of admission, Hospital Administration said.

A group of medical specialists is currently reviewing the quality of the Antigen Based Rapid Diagnostic Test, which is to be introduced to Sri Lanka as a replacement for PCR testing, Chief Epidemiologist Dr Sudath Samaraweera said.

People will have to live with the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic for at least another two years and therefore, people should be prepared to adapt to Covid-19 conditions and live adhering to health rules, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara

A 68-year-old man who was placed under self quarantine in his home in the Pallewela area died today and his body was referred to the Watupitiwala base hospital for a postmortem report.

A total of 563 more more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from hospitals today increasing the total number of recovered patients in Sri Lanka to 7,186.

Another 68 employees of the toy factory at Kerawalapitiya in Wattala were tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday.

The Lanka Premier League will be held from November 27 to December 17, 2020 and will only be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota.

At least 199 officers attached to police stations in the Western Province have been tested positive for Covid 19 as of today.

Another 82 garbage-filled freight containers out of the 242, that were illegally imported into the country would be shipped back to the United Kingdom today, Customs media spokesman and Director Sunil Jayawardanne said.

At least 75 Customs personnel in various ranks had been placed under quarantine since eight of its officials tested positive of Covid-19 virus as of yesterday. Customs Spokesman Additional Director General Sunil Jayaratne told the Daily Mirror that a

The Paddy Marketing Board will purchase 300,000 tonnes of paddy from the next harvest to stave off possible rice mafia, Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Colombo will support a pilot project for online phone calls for detainees in the coming weeks, officials said.

The Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda cluster today exceeded the 9,000 mark with the new detection of 170 Covid-19 patients.

The world awoke Thursday to another day of uncertainty over the result of the U.S. presidential election, with no clear winner to have emerged from a drawn-out vote count overshadowed by Trump’s premature victory claim, unsubstantiated allegations

The Government has issued a new set of Covid-19 guidelines on public activities based on Alert Level System.

A total of 213 more Covid-19 patients have been identified increasing the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 12,400, Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva said.

A total of five Covid-19 deaths have been reported surging the death toll to 29 and reporting the highest number of Covid deaths per day in Sri Lanka.

The people, who arrive at hospitals to seek medical treatment, should not be afraid of the fact that they could be exposed to Covid-19 patients, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said today.

Seven individuals including six inmates and a prison officer at the Welikada Prison have tested positive for Covid-19 today, the Prison Department said.