A decision will be taken today whether the countrywide lockdown will be further extended after Monday when the COVID-19 Task Force convenes with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told Daily Mirror yesterday.

It has been revealed that the Delta variant could cause heart failure in individuals with no previous history of any chronic ailment including cholesterol hypertension or diabetes and without developing any symptoms of COVID-19.

While claiming that the government was using the police to intimidate and harass those who criticize the former, the National People’s Power (NPP) yesterday denounced the government’s move to use the police for political ends.

The Covid-19 death toll in Sri Lanka exceeded 8,000 mark with 209 more deaths being reported today, the Government Information Department said.

A total of 4,602 more COVID-19 patients have been detected today increasing the total cases reported in Sri Lanka to 412,370, the Government Information Department said.

SriLankan Airlines categorically denied social media reports that the SriLankan Airline was deploying COVID-infected Flight Attendants and said it was untrue and misleading the public at a time the entire country is suffering due to the recent spike

Government MP S. B. Dissanayake said Covid-19 was not a disease that people should dread unnecessarily.

A doctor in charge of a Covid vaccination centre in Chilaw along with a Family Health Officer have been transferred over an incident where a Covid-19 vaccine was administered to a 12-year-old child without the approval of the Health Ministry.

A suspected suicide bomb exploded outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing at least 13 people including children, a Taliban official said, after the United States and allies urged Afghans to leave the area because of a threat by Islamic State.

A religious event was held at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple today to invoke blessings to late former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera. The event was held with the participation of former President Mithripala Sirisena and several SLFP MPs incl

Officers of the Divisional Secretariat in Rajagiriya today distributed the Rs. 2,000 allowance to the people, who have lost their livelihoods and who do not receive any government allowance, in Bandaranaikepura. Pix by Pradeep Dilruckshana.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has certified the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) (Temporary Provisions) Bill on August 23, 2021,Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Dammika Dasanayake said.

Disabled war heroes, war widows, dependents and ex-servicemen are expected to be vaccinated with the Sinopharm vaccines which will arrive in Sri Lanka on Saturday as a donation by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China, the Defence Ministry sa

Chief of Defense Staff and Commander of the Army General Shavendra Silva inspected the Army improvised new Covid 19 Treatment Ward Complex for the treatment of 250 patients established on the 4th, 5th and 6th floors of the new 08 storied building of

A total of 593 COVID-19 patients are receiving treatment at the National Hospital in Colombo (NHC) as of today and 266 of them are on oxygen, hospital sources said.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today urged the government to extend the lockdown in accordance with the heath expert advice.

SLPP parliamentarian Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon has been appointed as the Assistant Government Whip.

According to weather forecasts by the Meteorological Department, due to the southwest monsoon, Colombo went gloomy today with the continuous rains. Vehicles and people were seen moving in Colombo, even in the rain, for essential services. Pix by Prad

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) launched the COVID-19 Smart Vaccine Certificate Portal today, for the general public and those who are planning to travel overseas, ICTA Chairman Oshada Senanayake said.

The country has reached its worst and highest level in the COVID pandemic, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) General Secretary Dr. Nalinda Herath said.

The Special Task Force (STF) arrested two suspects with a large haul of ammonium nitrate, gelignite sticks, ignition threads etc., in the Matara and Gandara police areas.

About 1.6 million doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine have been taken out of use in Japan because of contamination reported in some vials, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said early Thursday.

Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Yoshitha Rajapaksa has denied rumors that he slapped musician and song writer Iraj Weeraratne, which is why Iraj submitted his resignation as director of the National Youth Services Council (NYSC).

Heavy rains exceeding 100 mm is expected in some parts of the country because of an unusual activation of South West Monsoon conditions over the country, Department of Meteorology said today.

Hospital Foundation of the Gampaha District Hospital is planning to establish an intensive care unit and a ward with 50 beds for COVID patients with public assistance.

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has sent a letter of felicitation to new Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris, the Indian High Commission tweeted.

The late Mangala Samaraweera was an outstanding politician who always stood firm for his convictions, which involved a Sri Lanka where all were free and equal with human rights upheld, said former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe in

The breast milk of lactating mothers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine contains a significant supply of antibodies that may help protect nursing infants from the illness, according to a study.

YouTube said today that it has removed more than one million videos with ’’dangerous coronavirus misinformation’’ since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.