Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 745 today (November 24) as 227 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 559,605. As many as 527,929 recoveries and 14,205 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 740 today (November 23) as 198 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 558,860. As many as 527,528 recoveries and 14,182 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Health says that another 197 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus today, increasing the daily count of new cases to 735.  Sri Lanka’s tally of Covid-19 cases reported increases to 557,361 with this while over 16,000 infected patients are currently undergoing treatment. The Director General of Health Services […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says another 189 persons have tested positive for Covid-19, pushing the daily count of new cases to 697. Earlier today, the ministry had confirmed 508 new cases of the virus. This increases the total number of coronavirus cases confirmed in the country to 556,626. Over 15,000 infected patients are currently […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 725 today (November 20) as 229 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 555,929. As many as 526,353 recoveries and 14,108 […]

Dr. Chua Rajapakse MNZM Wellington NZ Please permit me some reflections on what has led to some of SL’s present challenges and the need of the hour to overcome them. At one stage Sri Lana’s trajectory was conditioned by confidence and self belief . This was epitomised by it’s then  President famously telling the foreign […]

Courtesy Adaderana As Covid-19 makes a comeback in Europe, one study offers a reminder that simple measures like mask-wearing and hand-washing help to ward off the disease.  Donning a face mask more than halves the risk of getting Covid, according to a review of eight studies published in the British Medical Journal. So does hand-washing. […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 745 today (November 19) as 236 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 555,204. As many as 525,911 recoveries and 14,086 […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror There is an upward trend in COVID positive cases among school children including primary schools after re-opening schools for educational activities, the Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Union said. PHI Union President Upul Rohana told the Daily Mirror that many school children, especially teachers and academic staff members had tested positive for […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 15 coronavirus related deaths for November 17, increasing the death toll in Sri Lanka due to the virus to 14,072.  The deaths confirmed today includes 10 males and 05 females while just one of the victims is between the age of 30-59 years.  The […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 728 today (November 17) as 196 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 553,722. As many as 525,188 recoveries and 14,057 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 720 today (November 16) as 192 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 552,994. As many as 524,740 recoveries and 14,034 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka has surpassed the 14,000 mark on Monday. The official death toll reached 14,014, after 21 more coronavirus related deaths for November 14 were confirmed by the Director General of Health Services.  The deaths confirmed today include 15 males and 06 females while four […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror As many as 8000 Covid-19 patients sought treatment at Ayurveda hospital in Navinna, Maharagama but none of them succumbed to the disease, a minister said. State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health Sisira Jayakodi said it proved the efficacy of Ayurvedic medicine in the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Health says that another 199 persons have tested positive for Covid-19, increasing the daily count of new cases to 697. The fresh cases confirmed includes 02 returnees from overseas and 197 patients associated with the ‘New Year’ Covid-19 cluster.  This brings the tally of confirmed cases of the virus in […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 716 today (November 13) as 204 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 549,500. As many as 523,503 recoveries and 13,972 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 23 new coronavirus-related deaths for November 11, pushing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 13,950. The deaths confirmed today include 11 males and 12 females. One of the victims is between the ages 30-59 years while another is aged below 30 […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror An Extraordinary Gazette has issued making it mandatory to obtain prior approval of Director General of Health Services for gatherings, activities, events or similar places of meetings. According to the Gazette, the guidelines, circulars, directions, instructions or terms and conditions issued, given by the Director General of Health Services supersede the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry has confirmed that another 188 persons have tested positive for coronavirus, increasing the daily count of new cases to 715.  This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases identified in the country to 548,061 while over 11,000 patients infected with the virus are currently being treated across Sri Lanka. The Director […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 693 today (November 10) as 205 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 547,346. As many as 522,517 recoveries and 13,908 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 718 today (November 09) 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 546,653. As many as 522,184 recoveries and 13,892 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 167 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus today, pushing the daily count of new cases to 679. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases confirmed in the country to 545,935 while over 16,500 infected patients are currently being treated across the island.  The Director General […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that 168 more persons have tested positive for Covid-19, increasing the daily count of new cases to 626. This is the third consecutive day that the daily count of new cases has exceeded 600.  The total number of coronavirus cases reported in the country thus far has risen to […]

Courtesy Adaderana The total number of people who died of COVID-19 infection in Sri Lanka moved up as 20 more fatalities were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services on Friday (November 05). The new development has pushed the official death toll from the virus outbreak in the country to 13,841. The latest victims include […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 617 today (November 06) as 135 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 544,630. As many as 514,912 recoveries and 13,841 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 15 coronavirus related deaths for November 04, increasing the country’s death toll due to the virus to 13,821. The deaths confirmed by the Govt. Information Department today include 06 males and 09 females while two of the victims are between the ages of 30 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 628 today (November 05) as 146 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit said. According to the Government Information Department, one returnee from overseas is also among the new infections. This brings the total number of confirmed […]

Courtesy Adaderana The total number of people who died of COVID-19 infection in Sri Lanka moved up as 15 more fatalities were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services on Wednesday (November 03). The new development has pushed the official death toll from the virus outbreak in the country to 13,806. The latest victims include […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Health reported that another 124 persons have tested positive for coronavirus today, increasing the daily count of new cases to 592. Accordingly, the total number of Covid-19 cases registered in the country so far has risen to 543,385. Over 15,000 patients infected with the virus are currently being treated across […]

Courtesy Adaderana The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved 581 today (November 03) as 107 more people were tested positive for the virus, says the Epidemiology Unit. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 542,793. As many as 513,880 recoveries and 13,791 deaths […]