Number of coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka rises to 18

Army twins attempt to enter Guinness Book of World Records

Army twins, Major General Pooraka Seneviratne and Major General Jayantha Seneviratne, today made an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva together with Sri Lanka?s authorized representative for the Guinness Book of World Records, Saman Amarasinghe, Chairman, National Steering Council, Guinness World Records at the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and a host of Senior Army Officers attended an

30 Jul, 2020

Over 480,000 people unemployed in Sri Lanka

By Indika Sri Aravinda Over 480,000 people are unemployed in Sri Lanka, the Department of Census and Statistics said. Meanwhile, the Department of Census and Statistics is to conduct a survey to ascertain the number of persons who had lost their employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey will focus on the drop in manufacturing, income, and expenses incurred for disinfectants and other related costs. Attention will be focussed on drivers of three-wheelers and other taxi services and

29 Jul, 2020

Employee of Lankapura Divisional Secretariat contracts virus

A staff member of the Lankapura Divisional Secretariat has become the latest patient to be detected with COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. Director-General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said the patient was detected following PCR or COVID-19 tests conducted by the Secretariat. The individual is said to have associated with a patient detected with COVID-19 at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre. Dr. Jasinghe added that measures have been taken to trace those who had come into direct contact with t

30 Jul, 2020