COLOMBO (News 1st); The Kahathuduwa Medical Officer for Health (MOH) on Monday (28) said a person who tested for COVID-19 in Jayaliyagama, Polgasowita was classified as one with the Delta Variant. 'The patient with the Delta COVID variant was detected on Sunday (27). We mobilized immediately to c...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Wildlife arrested three men for trapping a leopard by setting up a snare, killing it, and selling its meat. The arrests were made on Sunday (27) and when they were produced in court on Monday (28), The Walapane Magistrate had ordered for the suspects to be en...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The first dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for those above 60 in the Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara districts will be administered within the next three days. Deputy Director-General of Health Services S. M. Arnold said the vaccination program will take place at vaccinat...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority has informed all airlines that passengers with a travel history (including transit) in the past 14 days to Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe will not be permitted to disembark in Sri Lanka with eff...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Health Ministry has introduced a home care program for COVID patients. According to this program, the patients will be under the observation of the regional Medical Officer and will be categorized so that they will be admitted to the hospital in a streamlined manne...