Citizens over 100 years to get monthly allowance of Rs.5000

Criminal action to be taken if travel restrictions violated

The Police today warned of criminal action if the travel restrictions enforced from tonight are violated. Travel restrictions have been imposed between provinces from midnight today till 31st May in a bid to curtail the spread of the third wave of the coronavirus. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said the travel restriction has been imposed to prevent unwanted travel between provinces. Travel restrictions have been imposed to prevent leisure tours, visits to relati

11 May, 2021

Community spread of Indian variant in Sri Lanka not expected

The Government says it does not anticipate a community spread of the Indian variant of the coronavirus in Sri Lanka. Cabinet co- spokesman Minister Udaya Gammanpila told reporters today that the B.1.617 variant spreading in India was detected on an individual undergoing quarantine at a Government quarantine centre. He said that State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control, Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle had confirmed that as the detection was made at a quarantine ce

11 May, 2021

UN warns B.1.617 capable of breaching vaccine

By Easwaran Rutnam? As Sri Lanka looks to expand the coronavirus vaccination programe, the United Nations (UN) has warned that vaccination is not a guarantee and that the B.1.617??variant spreading in India could breach vaccine protection. ? UN World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan told a foreign news agency that the epidemiological features of the variant, B.1.617 is deadlier than the original virus, quickly transmitted and can often move past vaccine protections

11 May, 2021