A 23-year-old soldier from Pallepola was found dead outside the public toilet of the Dambulla Bus Terminal today, the Army said.

A 72-year-old Covid-19 infected woman died at the Homagama hospital this evening, reporting the 8th COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka, Director Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

The National Identity Card (NIC) numerical system, which had been introduced for the public to be adhered whilst stepping out of the house for essential purpose, would come into effect from May 11, the President’s Media Division said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said today that no financial aid has received from foreign countries to be utilised in the COVID-19 campaign.

A naval person who had infected COVID-19 and was under treatment at the IDH hospital was discharged yesterday as the first naval person to recover, the Navy said.

Most of the Sri Lankans who returned from London this morning had checked-in to three luxury hotels for quarantine at their own cost.

President’s Counsel, former TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran has sought the intervention of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka to advise the government on the need to rectify and regularise curfew imposed without any further delay.

The Attorney General has informed the Election Commission that it is required to follow the procedure established by law for the conduct of Parliamentary Elections 2020, AG’s Coordinating Secretary said.

Another group of 40 stranded Pakistanis repatriated to Pakistan via Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL-1185 that left Colombo today morning, the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said.

Australia has extended its support to Sri Lanka prepare for, and prevent, the spread of COVID-19, and to manage the social and economic impacts to come.

A SriLankan flight carrying 208 students who were stranded in London, UK, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) early this morning.

Former MPs meeting convened by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the current situation in the country is underway at Temple Trees.

The government yesterday announced the National Identity Card (NIC) numerical system, which had been introduced for the public to be adhered whilst stepping out of the house for essential purpose, will only be applicable for the areas where the curfe

The government has arranged quarantine for returning Sri Lankans from abroad to spend their mandatory quarantine spell at a hotel at a cost and as they pleased, acting Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Shavendra Silva said.

Ten more persons tested positive for the Covid-19, increasing the total number of patients to 718 today, the Ministry of Health confirmed.

The trustee of an organisation in Kalpitiya was arrested by the police today for allegedly maintaining links with Easter Sunday attacks mastermind Zahran Hashim.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today rejected the allegations made by the Opposition parties and said the President has complete authority to allocate funds for any purpose for which funds had not been allocated by Parliament.

The United National Party ( UNP) has changed its original stand to attend the meeting of all former MPs called by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse tomorrow and decided to boycot it today.

A total of 204 sailors of the Welisara Navy Camp were among those 705 tested positive for COVID-19 as of today.

Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman and four others who went on pilgrimage to Sri Pada without a curfew pass were arrested in Maskeliya today.

A total of 25,206 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests have been conducted so far in Sri Lanka, Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) said.

The Isolated areas in Beruwala and Akurana in Kandy have been re-opened from today, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa requested everyone to limit the Vesak celebrations to homes as much as possible by maintaining social distancing and following other health instructions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The toll of patients who recovered from Covid-19 in Sri Lanka has risen to 182 as ten more patients have recovered and been discharged from the hospital, the Health Ministry said.

The special aircraft, Boeing 767-300ER, carrying around 230 passengers from Netherlands, arrived at the Mattala International Airport today.

An inmate of the Mahara prison was killed and another six were captured when they attempted to escape early this morning.

The Consumer Affairs Authority has issued a gazette removing the maximum retail price imposed for dhal and canned fish.

A ‘High’ category threat warning had been issued by CERT over a new android malware, which the watchdog said had the capability of capturing sensitive financial data from android devices in the form of a legitimate mobile application.

Twelve more COVID-19 infected cases have been identified today, bringing the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 702.

The temperature felt on the human body is expected to increase up to ‘Danger’ level at some places in Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu districts, the Meteorology Department warned.