Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Curfew in all districts to be relaxed from Tuesday

Curfew in all districts to be relaxed from Tuesday

May 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The police curfew in all districts would be relaxed and only be in effect from 10pm ... Read More

4 Norochcholai staff members undergo PCR tests

4 Norochcholai staff members undergo PCR tests

May 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Four employees of the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Coal Power plant have been directed to undergo PCR tests ... Read More

41 undergoing quarantine in Welisara to be released

41 undergoing quarantine in Welisara to be released

May 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Air Force says 41 persons who were undergoing quarantine at the Welisara quarantine ... Read More

COVID-19: Nine new positive cases move tally to 1,068

COVID-19: Nine new positive cases move tally to 1,068

May 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nine more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 as of 10.00 pm on Friday (22), says ... Read More

Navy COVID-19 recoveries increase to 283

Navy COVID-19 recoveries increase to 283

May 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 33 Navy personnel who contracted COVID-19 have been discharged from hospitals after making complete recoveries. ... Read More

1,970 PCR tests conducted yesterday

1,970 PCR tests conducted yesterday

May 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The highest number of daily PCR tests were conducted in Sri Lanka yesterday. 1,970 tests were ... Read More

COVID-19 recoveries increase to 660

COVID-19 recoveries increase to 660

May 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Forty more Covid-19 infected patients have recovered and been discharged from the hospitals increasing the total ... Read More

2 more test positive for COVID-19, cases up to 1,057

2 more test positive for COVID-19, cases up to 1,057

May 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two more individuals have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of ... Read More

Sri Lankan Embassy in Abu Dhabi temporarily closed

Sri Lankan Embassy in Abu Dhabi temporarily closed

May 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lankan Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE will be temporarily closed today and tomorrow after five ... Read More

SL to return to normalcy only after all COVID-19 clusters deactivated

SL to return to normalcy only after all COVID-19 clusters deactivated

May 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Several rounds of discussions are presently underway as to when the indefinite curfew will be relaxed ... Read More

20 more Covid-19 patients recover

20 more Covid-19 patients recover

May 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 20 more Covid-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged increasing the total recovered ... Read More

Twelve naval personnel discharged; Recovered number rises to 221

Twelve naval personnel discharged; Recovered number rises to 221

May 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another twelve (12) naval personnel infected with coronavirus, were discharged from the hospitals increasing the total ... Read More

Two Sailors found Covid positive await 2nd PCR results

Two Sailors found Covid positive await 2nd PCR results

May 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 30 Naval personnel, who had contacts with two Covid-19 Sailors who participated in the ... Read More

COVID-19 cases exceeds 1,000 in Sri Lanka

COVID-19 cases exceeds 1,000 in Sri Lanka

May 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka increased to 1,020 as 28 more Navy personnel ... Read More

Ten patients confirmed with Covid-19 today; total 991

Ten patients confirmed with Covid-19 today; total 991

May 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Five more Covid-19 infected patients were reported today, increasing total cases in Sri Lanka to 991, ... Read More