Bodies of a woman and her son found in Karandeniya

Curfew declared in Gampaha Police division

A Police curfew has been declared in the Gampaha Police Division with effect from 6.00 p.m. today. Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said that the Police curfew will be implemented until further notice. The Police Media Unit clarified that the curfew has been imposed only in the Gampaha, Divulapitiya, Minuwangoda, and Veyangoda areas falling under the Gampaha Police Division. The decision to impose a curfew comes after over 500 employees of an apparel factory in Minuwan

06 Oct, 2020

Number of flights arriving in Sri Lanka with returnees to be limited

By Indika Sri Aravinda The number of flights arriving in Sri Lanka with returnees is to be limited, the Health Ministry said. Chief Epidemiologist Dr Sudath Samaraweera said that since there is still no clarity on the number of coronavirus confirmed patients to expect over the next couple of days, there will be a need to limit arrivals in Sri Lanka. He said that flights already scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka will arrive over the next two days and a limit will be imposed after that. A numbe

06 Oct, 2020

Brandix says majority of COVID-19 positive staff did not show symptoms

Brandix says a majority of its staff who tested positive for the coronavirus, did not show symptoms. A total of 1,394 Brandix employees of the Minuwangoda facility had been tested for COVID-19 yesterday, 5th October 2020, during which some waiting time was experienced due to the large quantity of tests to be completed. “Thus far, 567 employees have been confirmed positive. One of the main challenges that we have regrettably experienced throughout this process is that a majority of the positive

06 Oct, 2020