Individual shot dead in the Minuwangoda area

Vaccination of those above 18 begins at distinct level

Vaccination of those above the age of 18 has begun at distinct level in Sri Lanka, the Government said. Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that the Government has turned its attention on vaccinating the 20-30 age group. “As #lka proceeds to blaze a trail in the #VaccineRollout, today marked another milestone where we now turn our attention on vaccinating the 20-30 age group at district level. I urge everyone to voluntarily get,” the Health Minister tweeted. The Government is to also co

02 Sep, 2021

Mobile phone recovered from prison cell of Rishad Bathiudeen

Prisons officers have recovered a mobile phone from the prison cell of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen. Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said that the phone was recovered yesterday inside his cell in the Magazine Prison. Ekanayake claimed that the mobile phone was detected when the MP had thrown it outside the cell after using it. The mobile phone has been given to intelligence officers for further investigations. Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said that action will be taken agai

02 Sep, 2021

WHO monitoring another variant named Mu

The World Health Organisation is now monitoring another coronavirus variant named Mu. The variant was first discovered?in January 2021 and has now been designated a variant of interest. The variant, B.1.621 – or Mu – is the fifth Covid variant of interest. It was first identified in Colombia at the start of the year but cases have since been recorded in other parts of South America and across Europe. In July 2021, Public Health England (PHE) declared the Mu variant a variant under investigat

01 Sep, 2021