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Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi a short while ago issued a fresh gazette notification allowing the burial of Covid-19 victims reversing an earlier decision that made cremation mandatory.

The Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Union yesterday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic had reached an ‘uncontrollable’ level within the Colombo Municipal Council city limits as a high number of patients were being detected on a daily basis.

Colombo, October 13 (newsin.asia) - The total COVID-19 positive cases in Sri Lanka stands at 4,893, 1552 cases are active under treatment at the moment while 3,328 cases have recovered with 13 deaths reported so far according to the Health Promotion Bureau. Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara said that the health ministry has a clear understanding of the spread...

Colombo, October 9 - An individual who visited the Colombo International Book Fair last month has tested positive for the coronavirus. President of the Public Health Inspector’s Union of Sri Lanka, Upul Rohana said that the individual from Chilaw had visited the book fair on 23 September. The 36-year-old had tested positive for the virus after a PCR test was...

Colombo/Mumbai, Aug. 20 - With Covid-19-induced restrictions still in place, members of Dawoodi Bohra community across the world including in Sri Lanka and India, under the guidance of His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, will commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, during Muharram in their homes, keeping in line with strict health guidelines and policies...

Colombo, August 14th (Daily FT) - Wunderman Thompson’s ‘So Sri Lanka – Wild Guides’ viral film for Sri Lanka Tourism took home the coveted award for ‘Best Viral Film’ in the Brand Film Awards in London recently. Hosted by PR Week and Campaign, the Brand Film Awards is a prestigious award that celebrates the use of branded content within marketing....

Colombo, July 24 (newsin.asia) -  A COVID-19 positive inmate has escaped from the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) today (24). The drug addict had been receiving treatment at the IDH hospital when he escaped the Police said. The inmate, who escaped from the hospital this morning (24), has a limp on his left leg, Police Spokesperson SSP Jaliya Senaratne said. A...

Colombo, July 8 (newsin.asia) - Maldives and Sri Lanka were today verified for having eliminated rubella, making them the first two countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve measles and rubella elimination ahead of the 2023 target. “Protecting all children against these killer and debilitating diseases is an important step in our endeavor to achieve healthier population and health...

Colombo, June 10 (newsin.asia) – Chief Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya announced today that the Parliamentary General Election will be held on August 5. Initially, the election was scheduled for April 25 which was got postponed for June 20 due to the pandemic. It has now been further delayed because of the precautions needed to be taken to avoid the spread...

London, April 9 (Reuters) - The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday. The report released by the Nairobi-based charity ahead of next week’s International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank annual meeting calculated the impact...