British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to be routine tests. MORE..

7 Apr 2020 (3:23 AM)

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa discussed matters relating to the prevailing situation in the wake of COVID-19 spread with the representatives of Samagi Jana Balawegaya at the Presidential Secretariat today (06). MORE..

7 Apr 2020 (12:57 AM)

In an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19, authorities have taken measures to isolate Kandasuridugama in Akkara Panaha, Negombo as several cases of coronavirus infection were reported from the area. MORE..

7 Apr 2020 (12:17 AM)

The COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund has received contributions worth Rs 66 within two days. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (11:12 PM)

Sri Lankans are suspended from making payments through Outdraw Investment Accounts (OIA) for overseas investments for three months. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (9:53 PM)

The suspect who stabbed a Public Health Inspector (PHI) who was on COVID-19 prevention duty has been produced before the Mawanella Magistrate s Court today (06). MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (9:14 PM)

Four more Covid-19 patients have recovered and have been discharged from hospital, according to the Ministry of Health. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (8:27 PM)

Themiya Abeywickrama has been appointed as the new Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (7:54 PM)

Two more patients have been diagnosed with the coronavirus infection today (06), said the Ministry of Health. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (7:22 PM)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top government figures will take a 30 percent salary cut this year, a government minister said on Monday, as the country tackles the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the economy. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (7:04 PM)

The curfew imposed in all areas, except for Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam, Kandy, and Jaffna districts, will be temporarily lifted on Thursday (09). MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (6:11 PM)

Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi says that Sri Lanka s health sector has always been ahead of the South Asian countries with regard to the coronavirus eradication program. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (5:41 PM)

Sri Lanka Police says that 171 individuals have been arrested for violating the curfew within the period of 06 hours ending from 12 noon today (6). MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (4:06 PM)

Several staff members of the Apeksha Cancer Hospital in Maharagama have been directed to be quarantined. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (3:52 PM)

A representative consortium of over 60 of Sri Lanka s leading indigenous medical practitioners was invited to immediately explore possibilities of finding an alternative traditional medicine to cure the COVID-19 pandemic. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (2:57 PM)

A woman has been remanded over spreading false information on the coronavirus through social media, stated the Police. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (2:29 PM)

The Sri Lankan Rupee has further depreciated against the US Dollar on Monday to register a new low. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (2:11 PM)

Two persons died after the motorcycle they were traveling on collided with a another vehicle on the Dambulla-Habarana main road at Pelwehera in Dambulla this morning. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (1:54 PM)

Britain was thrown into a mixed state of shock and calmness on Sunday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalised for persistent Covid-19 symptoms just an hour after Queen Elizabeth gave her fifth special address in her 68-year reign. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (12:42 PM)

Popular musician Jayantha Ratnayake, the son of veteran singer Victor Ratnayake, has passed away at the age of 51. MORE..

6 Apr 2020 (11:35 AM)