(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –According to Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry, 756 new COVID-19 cases were reported so far on Tuesday.
"Coronavirus update: 756 new COVID-19 cases identified Tuesday, total rises to 77,184"Category: LOCAL
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka confirmed six deaths on Tuesday due to COVID -19 raising the death toll from the viral disease to 409, according to health authorities.
"Sri Lanka reports six COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, toll rises to 409"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka confirmed six deaths on Monday due to COVID -19 raising the death toll from the viral disease to 403, according to health authorities.
"Sri Lanka reports six COVID-19 deaths Monday, toll exceeds 400"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The World Health Organisation (WHO) is in talks with Sri Lanka to provide vaccines to cover 27 % of the population.
"WHO in talks with Sri Lanka to provide vaccines"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka health officials say that although the highly transmissible variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus that is currently spreading in the UK, has been identified in Sri Lanka, its impact is minimal.
"New UK Covid variant has not spread enough to lockdown the country, health authorities say"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –According to Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry, 774 new COVID-19 cases were reported so far on Monday.
"Coronavirus update: 774 new COVID-19 cases identified Monday, total rises to 76,428"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Education Ministry has instructed all islandwide schools to temporarily suspend extracurricular activities in view of the prevailing health situation in the country.
"Islandwide schools instructed to temporarily suspend all functions and ceremonies"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The new variant of COVID-19 belonging to the B.1.1.7 lineage found in the United Kingdom (UK) has been detected in areas of Sri Lanka.
"New COVID-variant detected in Colombo and several areas"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A comprehensive investigation has been launched into a video circulating on social media pertaining to an incident involving a soldier in uniform and a group of people, the Sri Lanka Army stated.
"Army investigating incident involving soldier"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Health Ministry will resume this month the fieldwork to release ‘Aedes aegypti’ mosquitoes that carry natural ‘Wolbachia’ bacteria to control dengue. The programme was suspended for nearly four months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Wolbachia to control dengue"