COLOMBO (News1st): The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has said that the authorities must increase the PCR testing capacity for COVID-19 up to 10,000 daily. "We can only identify patients or carriers if we carry out sufficient testing," Dr Haritha Aluthge, the GMOA editor told repo...

COLOMBO (News1st): The Development Officers Service Union has requested authorities to provide sufficient personal protective gear for state employees to carry out their duties amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The union added that development officers attached to divisional secretariats in the Gampa...

COLOMBO (News1st): The All Ceylon General Ports Workers Union has warned that the failure of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority to abide by proper security and health protocols concerning shipping operations will increase the risk of COVID-19 entering the country. In a letter to Army Commander Lt. Gen...

COLOMBO (News1st): The Gampaha district secretary has requested the finance ministry to disburse funds worth Rs 361.7 million to assist families affected due to COVID-19 in areas that are under curfew. The district secretary had also requested the finance ministry to issue a directive to provide ...

COLOMBO (News1st): A proposal by a private businessman to repatriate 2000 Sri Lankans stranded in the middle-east has been turned down by authorities due to its high cost. The private company has requested Rs 380 million to bring back the Sri Lankans on a ship with medical facilities, a Daily Mir...