Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

COVID-19 recoveries increases

COVID-19 recoveries increases

Jun 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The number of individuals who recovered from the COVID-19 has increased to 839. (more…) Read More

Returnees from Bangladesh, Qatar among latest COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka

Returnees from Bangladesh, Qatar among latest COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka

Jun 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Several returnees from Bangladesh and Qatar were among the patients tested positive for the COVID-19 in ... Read More

Confirmed coronavirus cases jump to 1,717

Confirmed coronavirus cases jump to 1,717

Jun 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another seven persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the total number of ... Read More

47 COVID-19 cases detected today

47 COVID-19 cases detected today

Jun 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 13 more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. The number of coronavirus cases ... Read More

COVID-19 recoveries increase to 836

COVID-19 recoveries increase to 836

Jun 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 13 persons who contracted the novel coronavirus have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals. ... Read More

Over 68,200 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Over 68,200 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Jun 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Over 68,200 PCR tests have been conducted in Sri Lanka thus far to identify COVID-19 cases. ... Read More

Only 1,066 tests conducted yesterday

Only 1,066 tests conducted yesterday

Jun 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 1,066 PCR tests have been conducted in the country yesterday, to identify COVID-19 patients. The Ministry ... Read More

Six returnees among new COVID-19 cases

Six returnees among new COVID-19 cases

Jun 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Health says persons who arrived recently from Bangladesh, Belarus and Indonesia have tested ... Read More

11,608 complete quarantine procedures

11,608 complete quarantine procedures

Jun 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The total number of persons who have completed the mandatory quarantine procedures has increased to 11,608. ... Read More

Eleventh Covid-19 death reported in Sri Lanka

Eleventh Covid-19 death reported in Sri Lanka

Jun 1, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 45-year-old male, who returned from Kuwait and being treated at the Homagama hospital has died ... Read More

Confirmed COVID-19 cases increase to 1,633

Confirmed COVID-19 cases increase to 1,633

Jun 1, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of coronavirus cases confirmed in the country has increased to 1,633. The Epidemiology Unit ... Read More

Over 5,000 still at quarantine centres

Over 5,000 still at quarantine centres

Jun 1, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 11,483 individuals have completed mandatory quarantine procedures at centres maintained by the Tri-Forces. The Sri Lanka ... Read More

Two more persons test positive for COVID-19

Two more persons test positive for COVID-19

May 31, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Another two persons who contracted the coronavirus have been confirmed in the country increasing the number ... Read More

‘522 returnees have tested positive for COVID-19’

‘522 returnees have tested positive for COVID-19’

May 31, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi says the country as a whole can be pleased that new ... Read More

COVID-19 cases increase to 1,628

COVID-19 cases increase to 1,628

May 31, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another eight individuals who contracted the coronavirus have been confirmed in the country increasing the number ... Read More