Sri Lanka

Medical Professionals attached to leading medical entities collectively warned on Saturday that the country might soon face a COVID disaster of unprecedented proportions where we would even have to be selective as to whom we would treat and whom we are compelled to leave to succumb to the disease.

Authorities have urged Muslim citizens who will be celebrating the Eid Ul Fitr this week to celebrate while staying at home.

A ‘Vishwa Ashirwada Horawa’ was organized by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Religious Affairs which is headed by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa

The number of coronavirus positive patients detected in Sri Lanka crossed the 125,000 mark today (9) as another 2659 new Covid-19 cases had been detected within the day.

The Sinopharm vaccines arrived in Sri Lanka last month, under a special grant by the Chinese government

Sri Lanka on Saturday approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Sri Lanka, as the island nation battles a third wave of the virus, while suffering a restricted supply of vaccines from neighboring India.

The plan is to help meet day to day humanitarian needs of the people, beyond local and international politics

A special edition of "Sri Lanka Hindi Samachar" dedicated to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore was released on the occassion.

Lawyers of DIG Bimshani Jasin-arachchi, who was removed from her duties as the DIG in charge of the Police Ombudsman Range, has written to IGP C.D. Wickramaratne urging him to immediately reinstate her back to her assigned duties or allocate other suitable duties, a statement from her lawyers said.

Nineteen COVID-19 related deaths were reported yesterday (7) which brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths recorded in the country to 764 the Department of Government Information stated.