Thirty-four (34) employees of Horana Bodyline apparel factory tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, the MAS holdings said.

A total of 204 more fresh Covid-19 patients were detected a short while increasing the total cases reported today to 397, the Health Ministry said.

The Department of Government Information has issued guidelines in relation to the restriction of activities in non-curfew imposed areas.

A 40-year-old COVID-19 patient died while receiving treatment at the National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases in Welisara, reporting the 21th COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry said.

The PCR machine at the Mulleriyawa Base Hospital which malfunctioned on October 23, has had a successful test-run with expected results, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said.

Travelling among districts prohibited for people except for essential purposes, the President’s Media Division announced.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has submitted six proposals to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in respect of containing the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic which is threatening the country now, especially after the outbreak

The curfew imposed within the Western Province has been extended to 5.00 a.m, November 9 considering the current Covid-19 situation in the province, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

Health Ministry Deputy Director General (Laboratory Services) Dr. Ananda Jayalal has been removed from the post, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara said.

The Lanka Private Bus Operators’ Association (LPBOA) has requested permission to increase the minimum bus fare from current Rs. 12 to Rs.20 in order to bolster the Private bus industry which the Association claims to be struggling to survive.

Police yesterday issued a special circular allowing employees at 84 institutions, including government agencies, corporations, statutory boards and the media to use their official identity cards as curfew passes.

Police said today that at least 550 persons who had travelled out of the Western Province prior to the curfew were found from Bandarawela, Batticaloa, Nuwara Eliya, Tangalle, Matara, Ampara and Jaffna areas.

Two doctors and a nurse working in the Pediatric Unit of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital have been contracted with Covid-19.

The OIC of the Sigiriya Tourist Police Post had died after being taken to hospital due to a cardiac arrest, police said.

Sri Lanka has started shipping 242 containers of hazardous waste, including body parts from mortuaries, back to Britain after a two-year court battle by an environment watchdog, officials said on Saturday.

Sixteen suspects have been arrested with 4150kg of smuggled dried turmeric during special operations conducted in Puttalam, the Navy said.

Two staff members of the Softlogic Glomark Kottawa outlet (supermarket) had tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, the management said in a public notice.

Chinese technical experts, who have been rushed to Sri Lanka, have identified the technical fault of the malfunctioning PCR testing machine at the Base Hospital in Mulleriyawa. After a 10-hour operation the experts concluded that the machine would ab

A total of 78 police officers attached to the various police stations in the country have so far contracted the Covid-19 virus, police said.

The number of persons tested positive for Covid-19 from the Minuwangoda and Peliyagoda clusters increased to 7,083 with the latest detection of 137 patients.

Sir Sean Connery, who was best known for his portrayal of James Bond has passed away at the age of 90, his family has said.

At least 454 persons who had travelled out of the Western Province on October 29 and 30 prior to the curfew were traced from several locations and had been placed under quarantine, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Six policemen attached to the Borella Police station have tested positive for Covid-19.

Researchers of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura have found that the current circulating strain of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka is different to the strains that circulated in the country previously.

A total of 117 more Covid-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospital increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 4,399, the Health Ministry said.

Several incidents have been reported to the Family Health Bureau (FHB) detailing delays in seeking healthcare services by pregnant women for danger signals, leading to deaths and severe morbid conditions.

At least 221 persons for violating quarantine curfew within the last 24 hours ended 6 a.m today, police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Those who have left the Western Province on October 29 and 30 will be subjected to self quarantine for a period of 14-day at the places where they are currently at, Police said

A 54-year-old female from Colombo 12, who was being treated at the National Hospital, Colombo died reporting the 20th COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was never scheduled to meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the latter’s visit to Sri Lanka, officials said on Friday.