Manoj Sirisena appointed Southern Provincial Council Minister

Sixty Navy personnel at Welisara base contract virus

Sixty Navy personnel attached to the Welisara Navy base have now been confirmed as having contracted the coronavirus, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said today. Yesterday, 30 Navy personnel attached to the Sri Lanka Navy base in Welisara had been found to have contracted the coronavirus. Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said that further tests have now confirmed that 60 Navy personnel have contracted the virus. He said that further tests are being carried out on Navy pers

24 Apr, 2020

Hambantota Port set to remove over 5000 uncleared vehicles

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) is ready to move over five thousand vehicles out of the port in the next few days, following a directive by the Government that the port should remain clear for essential services. HIP had previously informed all stakeholders, in their letter, that demurrage costs incurred from the 16 March 2020 to the 30 April 2020 will be waived. ?Up to date only around a thousand vehicles out of approximately 6500 have been cleared. For us to expedite clearance, we ne

25 Apr, 2020

Over 400 people confirmed as contracting coronavirus in Sri Lanka

Over 400 people have now been confirmed as contracting the coronavirus in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Health said. The Ministry of Health said that as of late this evening (Friday) 417 people have contracted the virus in Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Health said that as of this evening there are 300 active coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka while 109 have recovered. There have been seven deaths in Sri Lanka from the virus so far.?(Colombo Gazette)

24 Apr, 2020