Court rejects bail application by Sajin Vass

Number of coronavirus patients detected in Sri Lanka continues to rise

The number of coronavirus patients detected in Sri Lanka continued to rise late this evening. The Ministry of Health said that 588 patients had been detected with the virus as of late this evening (Monday). Of the 588 patients there are 455 coronavirus active patients in Sri Lanka so far while 126 have recovered and have been discharged from hospital. Sri Lanka has so far recorded seven deaths from the virus. (Colombo Gazette)

27 Apr, 2020

Navy officers injured in accident

Five Navy Personnel were injured after the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus they were travelling in met with an accident early this morning. The Police said the bus transporting Navy officers had veered off the road and crashed into a wall in the Randombe area in Ambalangoda. The Navy personnel were reportedly returning to service to the Navy Headquarters from the Baddegama, Galle and Koggala areas. The Police said the injured naval personnel have been admitted to the Balapitiya Hospital

28 Apr, 2020

Residents along Muhandiram E. D. Dabare Mawatha In Narahenpita cleared

Residents along Muhandiram E. D. Dabare Mawatha in Narahenpita have been tested and cleared as not having contracted the coronavirus. The Ministry of Health said that one person had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 in Muhandiram E. D. Dabare Mawatha. Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said that over 100 PCR or COVID-19 tests were conducted on the remaining residents in the area yesterday after the detection of one COVID-19 patient. He said the results of all residents h

27 Apr, 2020