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…
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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.
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…
Vaas, Udana and Fernando test COVID-positive
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Three members of the Sri Lankan contingent – bowling coach Chaminda Vaas, Isuru Udana, and newcomer…
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…
Mental heath important during pandemic – GMOA
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Government Medical Officers’ Association has requested parents to take necessary steps to ensure the mental…
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…
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).
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…