COLOMBO (News1st): The intensive care unit, operation theatre and two wards at the Homagama Base Hospital were closed down following the detection of a COVID-19 patient. The patient had undergone a surgery for lacerations caused due to a knife stabbing. "A random PCR test carried out him showe...

COLOMBO (News1st): Health authorities have said that 537 COVID-19 patients had recovered from the virus on Saturday. This had increased the total number of recoveries in the country to 7723. Meanwhile, a total of 5217 COVID-19 patients are being treated at hospitals at present. The tally of...

COLOMBO (News1st): Seven inmates of the Bogambara prison have tested positive for COVID-19, government officials said on Sunday. The patients were detected upon conducting random PCR tests, prisons commissioner-general Chandana Ekanayake told media. Previously, 196 inmates at the Welikada pris...

COLOMBO(News1st); The GCE Advanced Level Examination concluded on Friday (06). Sanath B. Pujitha, the Commissioner General of Examinations said the decision concerning the evaluation of answer scripts should be made on the advice of the health authorities. and the necessary decision will be made ...

COLOMBO(News1st); 06 employees of the Fisheries Corporation have contracted COVID-19 today, bringing the total infected cases from the Fisheries Corporation to 36, State Minister of Fisheries Kanchana Wijesekera said. The group consisted of contacts of the Peliyagoda fish market cluster, the Stat...