Budget for 2018 to be presented in Parliament on November 9

Coronavirus patients detected in Kandy District

Over twenty-five (25) COVID- 19 patients were detected in the Kandy district within the last 24-hours ending at 06.00am today. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said that they were among 400 patients detected as of this morning. From the 400 patients, 391 were from three districts, while nine were Sri Lankans who returned from overseas. The NOCPC said that among the locally detected patients, 27 were detected from the Kandy District, 121 from Colombo Distri

23 Nov, 2020

Over 320 Sri Lankans return from overseas

Over 320 Sri Lankans, including migrant workers who were stranded overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic, arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said that twenty-five Sri Lankans arrived from Doha in Qatar and two from Japan. A total of 295 Sri Lankan migrant workers who were stranded in Kuwait were repatriated via a special flight today. This is the fourth repatriation flight to be operated by the Foreign Ministry since resu

23 Nov, 2020

Four more coronavirus related deaths reported in Sri Lanka

Four more coronavirus related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka today. The death toll from the coronavirus has now risen to 87. All four victims reported today are from Colombo. The first victim is a 70-year-old woman from Colombo 15. She died on admission to the Colombo National Hospital. The second victim is a 53-year-old man from Colombo 12. He died on admission to the Colombo National Hospital. The third victim is an 84-year-old woman from Borella. She had died at her residence. T

22 Nov, 2020