Colombo (News 1st); 11 other people tested positive for COVID-19 today, according to Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe. All of them are from Bandaranaike Mawatha in Colombo and were subject to quarantine and 05 of them were detected from over 100 samples. Dr. Anil Jasinghe ...

Colombo (News 1st); Tests carried out at the Welisara Navy Camp confirmed another 30 people had contracted the coronavirus, raising the total number of people who contracted COVID-19 at the Navy Camp to 60. This was confirmed by Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General...

COLOMBO (News1st): Six more patients tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday afternoon bringing the toll during the day to 11, health officials said. Some of these patients were at quarantine centres while others were undergoing self-quarantine at Bandaranayake Mawatha in Colombo, director-general...

COLOMBO (News1st): The World Bank has projected that remittances received by Sri Lanka will drop by 19 percent in 2020 due to the global crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and declining oil prices. "The impending global recession creates less stability and job security for Sri Lankan-origin ...

COLOMBO (News1st): The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has successfully tested a Y-12 aircraft which was modified into an air ambulance to assist medical evacuation operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak. "The air test was successful in all aspects," the SLAF said in a statement. According to the ...