Police raid brothel operating in Kandy, nine arrested

ID number system enforced for movements till 31st May

By Easwaran Rutnam Daily movements will be permitted from tomorrow (Thursday) till 31st May based only on the approved last digits of the ID numbers of the day, the Police said. Meanwhile, the Police said that only one person per household can leave home, as per amended guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health today. Accordingly, on odd dates of the calendar one person from the same family with the National ID number, driving license or passport ending with 1,3,5,7,9 can leave their homes

12 May, 2021

Piliyandala continues to be a high risk area

Piliyandala in the Colombo District continues to remain a high risk area for COVID-19. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said 146 Covid infected individuals have been detected from Piliyandala in the 24-hour period ending at 06 am today. The Colombo District has reported the highest number of Covid infections during this period with 413 cases. From the Colombo District, 24 Covid cases were detected in Narahenpita, 19 in Thalangama, 16 in Mount Lavinia, 15 i

13 May, 2021

Coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka rises to 868

The coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka has risen to 868 today after another 18 deaths were confirmed. The Health Ministry said the latest deaths were reported between the 9th to the 12the of May. The victims are an 82-year-old woman from Wanduramba who had died on 10th May, with the cause of death being reported as Covid pneumonia. A 65-year-old man from Imaduwa has also died on 10th May while being treated at the Karapitiya Hospital, and the cause of death has been identified as Covid pneum

13 May, 2021