MP Selvarajah Kajendran released on bail

Intelligence agencies claim protests cause for Covid spread

Intelligence agencies have claimed that recent protests were the cause for the rapid spread of the coronavirus. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was informed today that over 120 protests were staged over the past one month. A crucial meeting?took place today?(Friday) chaired by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to discuss the current developments related to the coronavirus in the country. The meeting took importance as the number of people infected by the coronavirus saw a rapid increase and daily dea

06 Aug, 2021

Number of Delta variant cases in Sri Lanka increases to 117

The number of Delta variant cases in Sri Lanka has increased to 117, Director of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at the Sri Jayewardenepura University, Chandima Jeewandara said.? The latest detection were made following random samples obtained from Covid patients around the country. Dr. Chandima Jeewandara had said yesterday that lab tests had found that 75 percent of the Covid cases detected in Colombo during the last week of July were people infected with the Delta varian

06 Aug, 2021

Number of participants permitted for weddings, funerals reduced

The number of participants permitted for weddings and funerals have been reduced. Army Commander and head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak, General Shavendra Silva said that only 150 people will be permitted at a venue for a wedding that can accommodate over 500 guests. He said that if the venue can accommodate less than 500 guests then only 100 people will be permitted inside. General Shavendra Silva also said that a maximum of only 25 people will be permi

06 Aug, 2021