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Travel for essentials only on Tuesday – Army Commander
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Army Commander General Shavendra ... Read More
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and wife test positive for COVID-19
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and his wife Jalani have tested positive for the coronavirus. (more…) Read More
UPDATE: Vaas, Udana test negative for COVID-19, tour to go ahead
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Only one player in the Sri Lankan squad, Shiran Fernando tested positive for COVID-19 following the ... Read More
Vaas, Udana and Fernando test COVID-positive
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Three members of the Sri Lankan contingent - bowling coach Chaminda Vaas, Isuru Udana, and newcomer ... Read More
Drone cameras used to apprehend violators of health regulations
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Police says that drone cameras will be used to monitor and apprehend violators of ... Read More
Mental heath important during pandemic – GMOA
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government Medical Officers’ Association has requested parents to take necessary steps to ensure the mental ... Read More
46 COVID-19 deaths reported in Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 46 more COVID-19 fatalities were reported yesterday recording the highest single-day tally in ... Read More
Decision on extending travel restrictions to be taken by Friday
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A decision on extending the travel restrictions currently in force will be taken by Friday (28). ... Read More
Govt. Official arrested for spreading fake news on social media
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) took into custody an Assistant Commissioner of Land Settlements in Kotmale ... Read More
Apparel factory manager remanded for violating health regulations
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Galle Additional Magistrate Pavithra Sanjeewani Pathirana ordered the apparel factory Manager who provided false information on ... Read More
MEPA to look into damages caused by fire erupted in vessel off Colombo
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Marine Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) is looking into the environmental damages caused by the fire ... Read More
Medical Associations call for 14-day lockdown
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) ... Read More
Over 1,000 children infected with COVID
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - More than 1,000 children in the country have been infected with COVID-19 and five of them ... Read More
Presidential directives to minimise inconvenience to public
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday took several decisions to minimise the difficulties faced by the public and ... Read More
COVID-deaths continue steady rise in Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Over 40 deaths reported due to COVID-19, raising the death toll to 1132, the Department of ... Read More