Four deaths reported due to inclement weather

Most fatalities caused by covid induced pneumonia during the current wave

Passengers are being checked by the security forces at the Thoppuwa Bridge in Negombo yesterday

The Disaster Preparedness and Response Division of the Health Ministry said yesterday that seven percent of PCR tests carried o

President instructs authorities to impose travel restrictions between all provinces until may 30

Indian variant found from patient at quarantine centre

Approval would be given in two or three days’ time for emergency use of China’s Sinopharm vaccine

The Dam Street Police Station in Colombo yesterday arrested 51 people who were not wearing face masks and not following the

The special committee appointed to review the syrup has suspended further investigations

Government had taken all possible steps to control the spreading of the pandemic and had increased the PCR tests rapidly

Says claims about niece’s wedding part of such campaign

Health authorities must take pertinent measures to create a mechanism that would comfortably manipulate the swift release of PCR results

Ahead of May Day, a masked worker pulls a hand-cart laden with goods. May Day activities are marred by the pandemic

One succumbs at home due to lack of space in hospital

No countrywide lockdown will be declared but the number of infected patients were rising and so was the death toll due to the new

If people fail to adhere to health guidelines

Steps are being taken to increase the capacity in ICUs and High Dependency Units

A public awareness programme on the importance of wearing face masks to protect themselves from deadly COVID 19 was conducted by the police yesterday in various parts of the country. Picture shows a police officer attached to the Kollupitiya P

Health authorities ask for proper mask wearing

The Joint Centre for Unemployed Graduates staged a protest outside the Presidential Secretariat yesterday urging the authorities to provide them with jobs that were earlier promised with. A tense situation also

Medical experts committee appointed to identify side effects

All May Day rallies have been cancelled as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of COVID-19, Army Commander Shavendra Silv

Says he did not mean any local political group but international political forces using Wahabism as a tool

The whole country is waiting till justice is meted out to those affected

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa hands over a plant to Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, to be planted during the auspici

People were seen spending leisure time with their family members and friends at the Wellawatte beach in line with Sinhala Tamil New Year. The second picture shows people enjoying themselves at the ‘Wasantha Udanaya’ festival held in Nuwara Eliya.

The United States has offered Sri Lanka support to manage its debt and find a more sustainable path forward.

At least 41 Sri Lankan women, the majority of whom are migrant domestic workers have spent months on end arbitrarily detained at a deportation centre in Saudi Arabia, awaiting repatriation to their home country, Amnesty International (AI) revealed

China’s Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe will arrive in Sri Lanka later this month to hold bilateral discussions with Governmen

Tough action will be taken against the people who act in a mannar to violate public health regulations during the festive season, the IGP said in a special circular issued.