Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Chicken wings test positive for Covid-19 in China

Chicken wings test positive for Covid-19 in China

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for the novel coronavirus in China, authorities announced ... Read More

Another 82 persons complete quarantine

Another 82 persons complete quarantine

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 82 persons who successfully underwent quarantine measures will be released to return to their homes ... Read More

COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka reach 2,882

COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka reach 2,882

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka reached 2,882 as another person tested positive for ... Read More

120 Sri Lankans return from England & Qatar

120 Sri Lankans return from England & Qatar

Aug 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 107 Sri Lankans, who were stranded in England, arrived in the island this morning. Our airport ... Read More

4 new cases identified: Infections rise to 2,875

4 new cases identified: Infections rise to 2,875

Aug 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Four returnees from the United Arab Emirates have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Government Information ... Read More

179 Sri Lankans return from Maldives & Germany

Aug 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 179 Sri Lankans who were stranded in the Maldives and Germany due to coronavirus travel restrictions ... Read More

43 individuals arrive in the island from Qatar

43 individuals arrive in the island from Qatar

Aug 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 43 individuals have returned to the country this morning from Doha, Qatar. The National Operation Centre ... Read More

Russia has developed ’first’ coronavirus vaccine: Putin

Russia has developed ’first’ coronavirus vaccine: Putin

Aug 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Russia has developed the first vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus, President Vladimir Putin announced ... Read More

Coronavirus: France records two-month high in cases

Coronavirus: France records two-month high in cases

Aug 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - France has recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus infections in more than two months. Figures ... Read More

Melbourne’s lockdown begins as cases rise

Melbourne’s lockdown begins as cases rise

Aug 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sweeping lockdown restrictions on non-essential businesses in Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, have come into effect, as ... Read More

Coronavirus: Queensland to close border to New South Wales

Coronavirus: Queensland to close border to New South Wales

Aug 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Australia's Queensland will extend its border closure to New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital ... Read More

Kuwait bans commercial flights including to SL

Kuwait bans commercial flights including to SL

Aug 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it regards as high risk ... Read More

No new COVID-19 cases during past 24 hours

No new COVID-19 cases during past 24 hours

Aug 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - No new COVID-19 cases were reported in the country during the past 24 hours. The number ... Read More

Another 217 inmates to be released from quarantine

Another 217 inmates to be released from quarantine

Jul 31, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Army says another 271 persons who successfully underwent and completed quarantine procedures, will ... Read More

28,323 persons released from quarantine centres

28,323 persons released from quarantine centres

Jul 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 174 persons who underwent and successfully completed quarantine measures at Sri Lanka Army run facilities, ... Read More