Sri Lanka records its 22nd coronavirus related death

Port City Economic Commission Bill passed with amendments

The Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill was passed with amendments in Parliament today. The Bill was passed with?149 parliamentarians voting in favour and 58 against it during the third reading. The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) voted against the Bill. A number of amendments to the Bill proposed by the SJB were rejected by the Government. Earlier, the second reading of the Bill was passed with 148 MPs voting for and 59 against it. The Supreme Court had determined that

20 May, 2021

Black fungus not detected in Sri Lanka

By Easwaran Rutnam The Government has denied claims that the ?black fungus? was detected in Sri Lanka, Daily Mirror reported. State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control Sudarshani Fernandopulle told Daily Mirror that claims a person who tested positive for the coronavirus in Ampara had contracted black fungus, was false. There were reports that the person in Ampara who tested positive for Covid had a fungus and that it was black fungus. However, Minister Ferna

23 May, 2021

Two week islandwide lockdown proposed

By Easwaran Rutnam? President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been urged to declare a two-week lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus.? State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control Sudarshani Fernandopulle told Daily Mirror she is among a group of medical specialists who have made the request from the President. ?I have made the proposal as a public health specialist. Doctor Associations have also made a proposal in this regard,? she said. The proposal has bee

21 May, 2021