Shasheendra Rajapaksa appears before commission

Government to work with Uber Eats to deliver essential supplies

The Government of Sri Lanka and Uber are joining forces to deliver essential supplies as part of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Uber Eats will enable people to receive essential food items and support the Government?s guidelines by staying at home. Users can now get groceries safely delivered on the same day, in full compliance with hygiene measures and traffic restrictions, and have the option of paying through card or cash. Following the temporary closure of all resta

31 Mar, 2020

WHO chief speaks to GR on Sri Lanka’s fight against COVID-19

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sri Lanka’s fight against the coronavirus. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted saying that he had a good telephone conversation with the President. “We discussed health and economic impacts #COVID19 can have on his country and the whole region. I thanked him for mobilizing the whole-of-government in the fight against the #coronavirus. Together!” Ghebreyesus tweeted. (Colo

31 Mar, 2020

Ten more confirmed with virus taking total in Sri Lanka to 142

Ten more people have been confirmed with the coronavirus in Sri Lanka this evening, taking the total to 142. The Health Ministry said that the 10 confirmed this evening included five people who had travelled to Indonesia with a coronavirus patient from Puttalam and five of their relatives. Accordingly, the number of coronavirus patients detected in Sri Lanka was 20, the highest detected in a day so far in Sri Lanka. The Health Ministry said that of the 142 detected in Sri Lanka 123 are active

31 Mar, 2020