Curfew reimposed from 8pm tonight to 4am tomorrow

Seven Sri Lankans who arrived from overseas infected

Seven Sri Lankans who arrived from overseas have been found to be infected with the coronavirus. They were among 532 infected persons detected yesterday after health authorities conducted 15,041 PCR tests. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said four more flights carrying 261 passengers arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. The Centre said 29 passengers arrived from India, 30 from Qatar, 45 from Japan, and 157 from Australia. Meanwhile, seven more flights carr

08 Jan, 2021

Dr. Palitha Abeykoon appointed WHO special envoy

Dr Palitha Abeykoon, former Director, Health Systems Development, WHO South-East Asia Regional Office, Senior Advisor Sri Lankan Ministry of Health has been appointed as the World Health Organization?s (WHO) special envoy on COVID-19. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Dr. Abeykoon?s ?experience in building health systems and workforces to protect people against infectious diseases across South East Asia will be vital to act together against the pandemic?. Dr. Abeykoon has be

08 Jan, 2021

Nigerian among three remanded for defrauding Sri Lankan

Three individuals, including a Nigerian have been remanded on charges of defrauding a Sri Lankan living in France via email. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said the suspects were remanded till 21 January after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate?s Court yesterday. Investigations by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had found that the Nigerian had hacked into the email of an individual in Sri Lanka and had sent an email to the Sri Lankan

08 Jan, 2021