The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health yesterday declared 27 Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Divisions as high-risk areas for Covid-19 in the country, the ministry said.

While accusing the US for the blatant violation of diplomatic protocols by way of interfering in Sri Lanka-China relations, the Chinese Embassy yesterday said that at a time Sri Lanka was facing the most severe challenge since the outbreak of COVID-1

The Cabinet which took stock of the COVID-19 situation in the country decided that the country would not be locked down, but routine economic activities would be carried out according to health guidelines, a source said yesterday.

A total of 261 fresh Covid-19 patients were reported rising the total positive cases detected so far today to 541, the Government Information Department said.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said the death toll would increase during the next two or three months if the current COVID-19 pandemic situation is not controlled.

The United National Party today urged the members of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress to reveal the details of the agreement they reached with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa prior to the vote on the 20th Amendment.

The First contacts of COVID-19 infected patients will be placed under home quarantine from today onwards, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

The Management of the Galle Face Hotel said that its employees who were subjected to PCR tests have tested negative to COVID-19.

University cut-off marks for students who sat for the GCE Advanced Level Examination in 2019 have been released a short while ago, University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof. Sampath Amaratunga said.

The Ministry of Health said today that 130 more COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals increasing the total number of recoveries in Sri Lanka to 3,933.

Seven children and three mothers at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Borella tested positive for Covid-19, Hospital sources said.

COVID-19 positive patients that emerged so far from different places in the country have connections either with the Paliyagoda or Minuwangoda clusters, Chief Epidemiologist Dr Sudath Samaraweera said.

The wife and a son of notorious organized criminal ‘Bloemendhal Sanka’ have been arrested with heroin and Rs. 2 million in cash in Ja-Ela.

The Secretary of State of the United States of America, Michael R. Pompeo is to visit Sri Lanka from 27 to 28 October.

Parliamentary complex has been closed for two days from today to disinfect the complex after a police officer tested posstive for COVID-19.

Three camps of the Police Special Task Force (STF) have been isolated after a group of STF personnel attached to the VIP security Unit have been contracted with Covid-19, STF Commandant DIG Waruna Jayasundara said.

Non-admission of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to hospitals for indoor treatment will be the option if the caseload increases exponentially, an official said yesterday.

The prevailing Covid-19 situation in the county has posed a higher danger on senior citizens with chronic diseases, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said.

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Parliamentarians who voted in support of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution last week, had reached an understanding with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa before the vote.

A 70-year-old male from Colombo 2, who was being treated at the Intensive Care Unit of the National Hospital, Colombo died reporting the 16th COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka, the Information Department said.

A total of 85 more individuals have tested positive for Covid-19, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

All long-distance buses operating from the Colombo Central Bus stand was suspended this evening until further notice, Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Chairman Kingsley Ranawaka said today.

The curfews imposed in several areas in Colombo including Pettah, Fort and Borella will be reviewed every three days and will be lifted only once the threat in these areas subside, government sources told Daily Mirror today.

A total of 263 more individuals have tested positive for Covid-19, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

The train services which are scheduled to operate today (25) from Colombo Fort except the night mail trains will be operational today, Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) said.

Two 12-year-old children were hospitalised after a land mine exploded in the Mankendi area in Mannar today, police said.

An external security officer attached to the Prime Minister’s Security Division tested positive for Covid-19 but none of the Prime Minister’s Security Officers working at the Prime Minister’s Office at Temple Trees or Wijerama Mawatha had contr

The quarantine curfew imposed in Gampaha District will continue until further notice, Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva said.

Police curfew will be imposed in Fort, Pettah, Borella and Welikada Police areas from 6.00 p.m today until further notice.

The Ministry of Health said today that there is no scientific evidence to the effect that Coronavirus is transmitted through well-cooked fish.