Courtesy Adaderana The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 10 more coronavirus-related deaths for January 04, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus pandemic to 15,065. According to the figures released by the Government Information Department, the deaths reported today include 07 males and 03 females. Three of the patients are […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Health reported that another 629 persons have tested positive for coronavirus today (January 04).  This figure includes 09 individuals who had arrived in the country from overseas. Following the new development, Sri Lanka’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases climbed to 588,929. The number of virus-infected patients currently undergoing treatment now […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Health reported that another 365 persons have tested positive for coronavirus today (03).  This figure includes 06 persons who had arrived in the country from overseas. Sri Lanka’s tally of confirmed cases of Covid-19 climbs to 588,300 with this while the number of infected patients currently undergoing treatment is 12,135. […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 339 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today (02). This includes three persons who had arrived from overseas, according to the latest figures.  The total number of coronavirus cases confirmed in the country rises to 587,935 with this while approximately 11,967 infected patients are currently undergoing treatment.  […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 351 today (January 01), the Health Ministry confirmed. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 587,596. As many as 560,725 recoveries have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the COVID-19 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that 563 persons have tested positive for coronavirus within today (30). This figure includes two persons who had returned from overseas.  This brings the tally of confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported in the country to 586,746. 11,471 patients infected with the virus are currently being treated across the island.  […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 419 today (December 29), the Epidemiology Unit said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 586,183. As many as 560,085 recoveries and 14,944 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Asian Development Bank has agreed to reimburse USD 85 million spent for Sinopharm vaccines, stated State Minister Prof Channa Jayasumana

Courtesy Adaderana The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 22 more coronavirus-related deaths for December 27, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus pandemic to 14,923. According to the figures released by the Government Information Department, the deaths reported today include 12 males and 10 females. Six of the patients are […]

Chaturanga Samrawickrama Courtesy The Daily Mirror Fifty percent of the public do not come forward to get their booster doses assuming there is no risk of COVID presently in the country, Public Health Officers’ (PHI) union Head Upul Rohana said. He told the Daily Mirror that the daily COVID positive case announcements was misleading the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 458 today (December 27), the Epidemiology Unit said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 584,107. As many as 559,684 recoveries and 14,901 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Health says that 398 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 within today (26).  This includes two persons who had returned from overseas. Meanwhile the tally of confirmed cases of coronavirus climbs to 583,649 with this.  9,329 patients infected with the virus are currently undergoing treatment across the island.  The Director […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 529 persons have tested positive for Covid-19. The new cases confirmed today includes one returnee from overseas. This brings the total number of Covid-19 cases registered in the country to 583,251 while presently approximately 9,252 infected patients are undergoing treatment.  The Director General of Health Services has […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry reports that 573 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in the country within today (24). This includes two persons who had arrived from overseas, the Govt. Information Department said in a release.  Meanwhile this brings the tally of Covid-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka thus far to 582,722. Presently […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 554 today (December 23) as 82 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 582,149. As many as 558,527 recoveries and 14,832 […]

Courtesy Adaderana Three new cases of Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 have been detected in Sri Lanka, says Dr. Jude Jayamaha, Consultant Virologist of the Medical Research Institute. This was disclosed at a media briefing at the Health Promotion Bureau today (December 22). According to Dr. Jayamaha, two of the new cases of this highly-mutated variant […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 673 today (December 21) as 215 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 581,595. As many as 558,226 recoveries and 14,811 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that a total of 713 new cases of coronavirus have been identified within today (21). This includes one person who had arrived from overseas, the Govt. Information Department reported.  Sri Lanka’s total count of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has climbed to 580,922 with this.  8,212 patients infected with the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 524 today (December 20) as 107 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 580,209. As many as 557,621 recoveries and 14,771 […]

Courtesy MailOnline COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lanka will require the showing of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate compulsory for entry to public places starting from Jan. 1, in a renewed attempt to prevent another spike in infections. Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga made the announcement Sunday in an abrupt switch from the gradual ending of […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry reported that another 121 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 increasing today’s total count of new cases to 551.  Sri Lanka’s tally of confirmed COvid-19 positive cases climbs to 579,685 with this while 7,607 infected patients are currently undergoing treatment islandwide.# The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 695 today (December 18) as 187 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 579,134. As many as 547,182 recoveries and 14,734 […]

Nick Triggle Health correspondent Courtesy BBC The UK has reported its highest number of daily infections since the pandemic began, and England’s chief medical officer has warned that more Covid records will be broken. Speaking at a Downing Street news briefing, Prof Chris Whitty said the Omicron variant was moving at a phenomenal pace and […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 715 today (December 17) as 177 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 578,439. As many as 546,839 recoveries and 14,720 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry reports that 758 new coronavirus positive cases have been identified within today (16). The new cases include 03 returnees from overseas while the total number of Covid-19 infected patients currently undergoing treatment is 16,528. The tally of confirmed cases of Covid-19 detected in the country climbs to 577,724 with this. […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that 772 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus within today (15). This includes two returnees from overseas while the rest are associated with the New Year Covid-19 cluster. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of the virus reported in the country to 576,966. Approximately 16,186 […]

කොවිඩ් මරණ වැලැක්වීමේ එකමුතුව කොරෝනා වෛරසයට මුහුණදීම සදහා වන එන්නත්කරණ වැඩසටහන ඉදිරියට ගෙන යන අතරවාරයේදී ජනතාවගේ ප‍්‍රතිශක්තීකරණය වර්ධනය කිරීම සදහා වන දේශීය විසදුම් වෙත යොමුවිය යුතු බවටත් ඒ හරහා විදේශ විනිමය අර්බුදයට විසදුම් සෙවිය යුතු බවටත් යෝජනා කරමින් කොවිඩ් මරණ වැළැක්වීමේ එකමුතුව විසින් ජනාධිපති ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ මහතා වෙත සංදේශයක් යොමු කරනු ලැබුවේය. ප‍්‍රතිශක්තිකරණය වර්ධනය කිරීම […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 762 today (December 14) as 180 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 576,194. As many as 545,768 recoveries and 14,661 […]

Courtesy BBC Omicron: Boris Johnson announces Plan B Covid rules for EnglandClose Boris Johnson has announced a toughening of restrictions in England to slow the spread of Covid and its Omicron variant. They include wearing a mask in theatres and cinemas from Friday, and asking people to work at home from Monday if they can.

Courtesy BBC Health Secretary Sajid Javid tells MPs Omicron represents 20% of Covid cases in England Hospitalisations and deaths, he adds, are expected to “dramatically increase” in the next few weeks In response, England and Scotland have set new targets to give boosters to all eligible adults who want one by the end of the […]