Colombo (News 1st) - A person suspected of having contracted the Covid-19 virus and was quarantined at the Rehabilitation Centre in Kandakadu Polonnaruwa has been transferred to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Director of the Polonnaruwa General Hospital Dr. Indika Sampath said a 4...

Retired Major General G. A. Chandrasiri, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka, said every passenger arriving in the country will be subjected to a strict screening process and emphasized, there will be NO exemptions. The Major General added, passengers arriving from Italy, South ...

Former MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena was further remanded until tomorrow by Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunga. Sajin de Vass Gunawardena is charged with intimidating a witness in the case pending in court. Court decided to resume the examination of evidence in the case tomorrow evening. ...

Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said the decisions for the quarantine of people are reached based on a scientific founding, adding, China was not included in the list of risk countries due to the rapid improvement of the situation over there. Health Officials in Sri Lanka be...

A 44 year old man became the second Sri Lankan to test positive for COVID-19 for the coronavirus. Director General of Health Services, Dr. Anil Jasinghe said the man in question had shared accommodation in Dambulla with the first Sri Lankan to test positive for the virus, who is currently receivi...