Schools across Sri Lanka closed owing to adverse weather

Kandy District to be vaccinated using Russian Sputnik V

The Kandy District will be vaccinated using the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. He said that once the vaccination process is completed in the Western Province it will shift to other parts of the country. The Minister said that the Kandy District has been identified as the first area where the public will be inoculated for the coronavirus outside of the Western Province. The Government is engaged in a mass vaccination drive currently focused on

23 May, 2021

Another 127 people infected in Narahenpita, 27 in Colpetty

Another 127 people have been found to be infected in Narahenpita from a total of 556 people detected with the virus in the Colombo District yesterday (Saturday). Officials also said that 27 people were found to be infected in Colpetty based on the results of PCR tests obtained yesterday. A number of people were also found to be infected in others parts of Colombo, including 16 in Slave Island, 19 in Wellawatta, 28 in Grandpass, 27 in Mattakkuliya, 40 in Homagama, and 81 in Padukka. On Friday

23 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