Number of daily infections in Sri Lanka exceeds 4000

Coronavirus claims the lives of at least 98 Sri Lankan expatriates

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Over 90 Sri Lankan expatriates are reported to have died due to the coronavirus since the virus began to spread earlier this year. Director General East Asia at the Foreign Ministry, Kandeepan Balasubramaniam told Colombo Gazette that as per information received from various overseas Sri Lankan Missions, approximately 98 Sri Lankan expatriates had died after contracting the virus. Among the deaths reported to date, a large number have been reported from the Middle East. K

12 Nov, 2020

Maradana, Fort, Pettah, Slave Island, Dam Street to be isolated

Maradana, Fort, Pettah, Slave Island and Dam Street in the Colombo District will be isolated from Monday. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 said that the restriction imposed on residents in the Western Province from leaving or anyone from outside entering the Western Province will be lifted at midnight tomorrow (Sunday). Meanwhile, the isolation imposed on 12 Police divisions in the Colombo District will remain until further notice. In addition, the Maradana, Fort,

14 Nov, 2020

Chinese PCR machine in Mulleriyawa malfunctions again

By Indika Sri Aravinda A Chinese PCR machine in Mulleriyawa has malfunctioned again, officials confirmed. Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena told the Colombo Gazette?that a group of Chinese experts were now attending to the issue. The experts had arrived in the country recently to fix the machine after it first malfunctioned, Dr. Asela Gunawardena said that the experts were about to leave Sri Lanka but will now stay back to fix the machine. The PCR machine at the Nati

15 Nov, 2020