The Association of Specialist Physicians says that it impossible to control the spread of the delta strain of the corona virus, using vaccination.  Its chairman Dr. Kumara Fernando points out that despite the rapid vaccination process in the country a… Read More

The owners of the paddy fields in Nawalapitiya say that a deposit of sand has been deposited in a paddy field in the Udu Rambukpitiya area in Nawalapitiya due to the overflowing of the Nawalapitiya Yan Oya which flows into… Read More

Another 186 corona deaths are confirmed by the Director-General of Health. It is the highest number of deaths ever recorded in a single day. At the same, time the number of corona deaths in the country has risen to 6790.

Ten government allies have proposed to President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to lock down the country for at least three weeks.  Accordingly, a proposal consisting of 7 main points has been submitted to the President by those parties.  Athuraliye Rathana Thero, Leader… Read More

It has been reported that some people who are under house quarantine for covid-19 infection are acting without proper medical supervision.  The Deputy Director General of Health Services, Specialist Dr. Lal Panapitiya stated that no person should resort to house… Read More

A new methodology has been introduced for the management of Covid-19 infected patients by referring them to treatment centers or keeping them at home from today (19)  According to the National Action Center for the Prevention of the spread of… Read More

Piliyandala Medical Officer of Health Dr. Indika Ellawala has been infected with the covid-19 virus. The office of the Medical Officer of Health stated that the doctor had confirmed that he was infected during the PCR examination conducted in the… Read More

Another 170 corona deaths are confirmed by the Director General of Health. At the same time the number of corona deaths in the country rises to 6604.

Former Provincial Councilor Wasantha Samarasinghe, a member of the Political Bureau of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) states that the government should immediately close down the country scientifically.  If the government does not take that decision, all public and private… Read More

The body of a corona patient who escaped while receiving treatment at the hospital was found near the railway track, according to the Hikkaduwa Medical Officer of Health. The victim had been receiving treatment at the Balapitiya Hospital and had… Read More