Death toll from party at Wadduwa hotel rises to four

Indian High Commission staff member tests positive for COVID-19

A staff member of the Indian High Commission in Colombo has tested positive for the coronavirus. The High Commission said that an auxiliary staff of the High Commission of India, Colombo tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. Currently the person is undergoing treatment at a designated Sri Lankan Government medical facility. Given the nature of the duties of the concerned staff, the person had minimal interaction with the chancery building and the official and the very few primary contacts ha

02 Nov, 2020

Two-day system for grocery stores to operate during curfew cancelled

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The two-day system initially announced for grocery stores and pharmacies to operate on selected days in curfew imposed areas has been cancelled. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) announced on Tuesday (27) that essential goods outlets and pharmacies will be allowed to operate on Mondays and Thursdays in the Gampaha and Kalutara districts, and on Tuesdays and Fridays in the Colombo and Kurunegala districts. However, Head of the NOCPC Army

02 Nov, 2020

Coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka revised

The coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka has been revised, the Government announced late this evening. The Government said that the death toll has been brought down from 22 to 21 this evening. The Health Ministry said that a 27-year-old male who tested positive for the virus after committing suicide, had earlier been recorded as Sri Lanka’s 22nd coronavirus victim. However, the Government has now decided not to record the death as a coronavirus related death. As a result the official death to

02 Nov, 2020