Former CB Deputy Governor and 3 PTL Directors arrested over bond scam

China refused to hand over important COVID-19 data to WHO officials

Independent investigators for the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday claimed that Chinese scientists refused to share raw data that might bring the world closer to understanding the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. The investigators who recently returned from a fact-finding trip to Wuhan said disagreements over patient records and other issues were so tense that they sometimes erupted into shouts among the typically mild-mannered scientists on both sides. The scientists also said Ch

15 Feb, 2021

Travel restrictions being considered in areas where Covid variant was detected

Travel restrictions are being considered in areas where the new Covid variant was recently detected, State Minister Dr. Sudharshini Fernandopulle said. Earlier today, Army Commander, General Shavendra Silva said an island-wide lockdown has been ruled out as the new variant of the coronavirus has been found mostly in quarantine facilities. He said that from around 16 people infected with the new variant, around 13 people are those in quarantine facilities, while the others includes a resident o

15 Feb, 2021

WHO in talks with Sri Lanka to provide vaccines for 27% of population

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is in talks with Sri Lanka to provide vaccines to cover 27 % of the population. Sri Lanka was earlier set to receive vaccines from the WHO to cover 20 % of the total population. However, the WHO is now considering increasing it to cover 27 % of the population in Sri Lanka. Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said the Presidential Task Force to oversee COVID-19 vaccinations headed by President Rajapaksa’s senior advisor, Lalith Weeratunga is engaged in ta

15 Feb, 2021