Govt. to review curfew in Western Province today

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 will meet today to review the situation in the Western Province and decide if the curfew will be lifted as announced on Monday morning at 5 a.m., Army Commander and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Lt. General Shavendra Silva told Daily Mirror yesterday.

30th Covid-19 death reported in Sri Lanka

A 23-year old male, died due to Covid-19 while receiving treatment at the IDH reporting the 30th Covid death in Sri Lanka.

Most of positive cases at Lady Ridgeway hospital identified during admission

Most of the individuals, who tested positive for Covid-19 at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Borella today were detected during the samples taken at the time of admission, Hospital Administration said.

Quality control underway on Rapid Antigen Test: Epidemiology Chief

A group of medical specialists is currently reviewing the quality of the Antigen Based Rapid Diagnostic Test, which is to be introduced to Sri Lanka as a replacement for PCR testing, Chief Epidemiologist Dr Sudath Samaraweera said.

People will have to live with Covid-19 another two years: Dr. Jayaruwan

People will have to live with the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic for at least another two years and therefore, people should be prepared to adapt to Covid-19 conditions and live adhering to health rules, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara pointed out today.

563 more COVID-19 patients recover

A total of 563 more more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from hospitals today increasing the total number of recovered patients in Sri Lanka to 7,186.

68 more employees at Wattala toy factory contract Covid-19

Another 68 employees of the toy factory at Kerawalapitiya in Wattala were tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday.

199 police officers contract Covid-19 in WP: Ragama Police OIC also positive

At least 199 officers attached to police stations in the Western Province have been tested positive for Covid 19 as of today.

75 Customs officials under quarantine, after eight test positive

At least 75 Customs personnel in various ranks had been placed under quarantine since eight of its officials tested positive of Covid-19 virus as of yesterday. Customs Spokesman Additional Director General Sunil Jayaratne told the Daily Mirror that altogether eight of their officials had been tested positive with the virus by yesterday.

Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda cluster exceeds 9,000 mark

The Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda cluster today exceeded the 9,000 mark with the new detection of 170 Covid-19 patients.

213 more Covid-19 patients reported

A total of 213 more Covid-19 patients have been identified increasing the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 12,400, Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva said.

Five Covid-19 deaths reported rising death toll to 29

A total of five Covid-19 deaths have been reported surging the death toll to 29 and reporting the highest number of Covid deaths per day in Sri Lanka.

Possibility of lifting curfew in WP on Monday

Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva assured that there is possibility to restore normalcy within the Western Province from Monday, November 9.

Central Mail Exchange temporarily closed

The Central Mail Exchange in Colombo has been temporarily closed after two employees were tested positive with Covid-19, Post Master General Ranjith Ariyaratne said.

443 positive Covid-19 cases reported today

A total of 443 Covid-19 patients were detected today increasing the total cases in Sri Lanka to 12,187, the Government Information Department said.

Covid-19 death toll climbs to 24

A 79-year-old female, who died at her residence in Colombo 13, has tested positive for Covid-19 reporting the 24th Covid-19 death in Sri Lanka, the Government Information Department said.

Two more Covid-19 deaths reported in Sri Lanka; Death toll rises to 23

Two females aged 68 and 81 have died at the National Hospital in Colombo due to Coronavirus, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr Jayaruwan Bandara said.

39 new Covid-19 cases within Police; 23 STF personnel among them

Thirty-nine of the 275 Covid-19 patients reported yesterday in the country were members of the Police and the Police Special Task Force (STF), the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 said.

Several police areas in Kegalle and Kurunegala isolated

Hemmatagama, Mawanella and Bulathkohupitiya Police areas in the Kegalle district have been declared as isolated areas.

111 more Covid-19 patients detected

A total of 111 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported increasing the total patients detected so far today to 275, the Health Ministry said.

Health Ministry reverses Covid-19 death toll in the country

The death of a 27-year-old man, which was reported this morning as a Covid-19 death, was not caused as a result of Covid-19, the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health announced a short while ago.

164 more test positive for Covid-19

Another 164 persons tested positive for Covid-19 increasing the total number of cases in the country to 11,224.

Staffer at Indian HC in Colombo infected with Covid-19

An auxiliary staff of the Indian High Commission in Colombo has tested positive for COVID-19.

Man who committed suicide tested positive for Covid-19

A 27-year-old man who committed suicide in the Wekada area in Panadura tested positive for Covid-19, reporting the 22nd Covid-19 death in Sri Lanka.

WHO head Ghebreyesus self-isolates after contact with COVID-19

World Health Organization (WHO) head Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus went into self-isolation after a contact with a COVID-19 carrier, the official said in his Twitter Monday.

8 more officers at Borella Police test positive for Covid-19

Eight more police officers at the Borella Police Station have contracted Covid-19.

Western Province becomes hot-bed for Covid-19

Army Chief and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Lt. General Shavendra Silva yesterday said that due to COVID-19 infections rising in the Western Province, especially in Colombo, the government had decided to extend the quarantine curfew for a further one week, going back on an earlier decision of lifting the curfew this morning

397 Covid-19 cases detected today

A total of 204 more fresh Covid-19 patients were detected a short while increasing the total cases reported today to 397, the Health Ministry said.

21st COVID-19 death reported in Sri Lanka

A 40-year-old COVID-19 patient died while receiving treatment at the National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases in Welisara, reporting the 21th COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry said.

Curfew in Western Province extended until Nov. 9

The curfew imposed within the Western Province has been extended to 5.00 a.m, November 9 considering the current Covid-19 situation in the province, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.