Dr Chandima of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura says that the corona 100% of the virus that is spreading throughout Colombo is Delta. He said that the prevalence in Sri Lanka could be termed as ‘Super Delta’ and its behaviour… Read More

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena has been diagnosed with a corona infection. He has written a note on his social media account stating that all those who worked closely with him in the near future should be quarantined. Mr. Gunawardena also… Read More

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa  talked about social media reports saying that he has been admitted to a private hospital in Colombo after contracting the corona virus. However, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has stated that the reports are completely false. He… Read More

The international rating agency, Standard & Poor’s has taken steps to lower Sri Lanka further in its rankings. Sri Lanka, which was in CCC +, has been downgraded to CCC in the latest rankings. This is due to the very… Read More

. Another 214 corona deaths are confirmed by the Director General of Health. At the same time the number of corona deaths in the country rises to 8371. It was the highest number of deaths per day.

It has been decided to extend the imposed quarantine curfew by a further one week, effective until 04:00 a.m. 06 September. The decision was reached during the COVID19 Task Force meeting which was held under the patronage of President Gotabaya… Read More

Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwelle says that in his personal opinion, the quarantine curfew currently in place would not extend past the 30th of this month (August) He added that most countries have now accepted the fact that lockdowns are… Read More

Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel found a large haul of ammunition nitrate, gelatine sticks, service threads and other items in the Matara and Gandara police areas. The raids were carried out based on intelligence received by the STF Special… Read More

The Government Nurses’ Association states that the current lockdown program is a complete failure. Its chairman, Saman Ratnapriya, said the health sector had demanded that the country not be shut down. He also said that the closure of this country… Read More

Religious leaders are protesting against comments made by DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon and a group of police officers regarding the terrorist attacks  on Easter Sunday. A group including the DIG visited Kandy and Anuradhapura recently to inform the Mahanayake Theras that… Read More