Colombo (News 1st); The Education Ministry stressed schools across the country will not be used as Quarantine Facilities. Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Education M.M. Ratnayake speaking to News 1st only 10 schools in Colombo were allocated as lodging facilities for the Armed Forces person...

Colombo (News 1st);  Director-General of Health Services, Dr. Anil Jasinghe said 1075 PCR tests were carried out at laboratories in the country, yesterday alone. He said a person tested positive for COVID-19 in Dabare Mawatha, Narahenpita 100 people were subject to tests and all of them tested nega...

Colombo (News 1st); A total of 180 Sri Lanka Navy sailors had tested positive for COVID-19. Acting Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva speaking at the National Operations Centre for Preventing COVID-19 said 112 of them were detected from in...

Colombo (News 1st);  44 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Sri Lanka on Monday. According to Dr. Anil Jasinghe, the Director-General of Health Services all 44 cases are Sri Lanka Navy Sailors who tested positive for the Coronavirus. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka is now at 56...

Colombo (News 1st); The leaders of 07 political parties in a joint statement urged the President to revoke the proclamation dated the 02nd of March 2020 dissolving Parliament. The statement adds, in the alternative the President should at least exercise his powers under Article 70 (07) of the con...