Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

21 more Covid-19 patients recover

21 more Covid-19 patients recover

May 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twenty-one more COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry ... Read More

Last 11 cases of Covid-19 are navy personnel

Last 11 cases of Covid-19 are navy personnel

May 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The last 11 Coronavirus positive patients reported yesterday are also navy personnel, according to Commander of ... Read More

Toll of COVID-19 cases rises 970

Toll of COVID-19 cases rises 970

May 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Six more Covid-19 infected patients were reported today, increasing total cases in Sri Lanka to 970, ... Read More

Minister sets death toll higher than official figures in Dagestan

Minister sets death toll higher than official figures in Dagestan

May 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Health Minister of Dagestan has revealed that 40 frontline healthcare workers have died in the Russian ... Read More

Spain’s daily death toll drops below 100

Spain’s daily death toll drops below 100

May 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Spain, one of the world's worst-hit countries by Coronavirus, has released its latest figures which show ... Read More

More leaves Boossa Naval Quarantine Centre after quarantine process

More leaves Boossa Naval Quarantine Centre after quarantine process

May 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - With completion of their quarantine process another 7 persons left the Quarantine Centre established at Boossa ... Read More

23 among yesterday’s detections are Navymen – Army Chief

23 among yesterday’s detections are Navymen – Army Chief

May 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Twenty-three among the novel coronavirus detected yesterday (16) were identified among Sri Lanka personnel, stated Commander ... Read More

Spraying disinfectants in open spaces does not eliminate COVID-19 – WHO

Spraying disinfectants in open spaces does not eliminate COVID-19 – WHO

May 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) Agency of the United Nations (UN) responsible for international public health, ... Read More

Over 56,000 curfew violators arrested since March

Over 56,000 curfew violators arrested since March

May 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Over 56,000 individuals have been arrested and 15,490 vehicles seized for violating the curfew since March, ... Read More

Twelve Naval Personnel tested negative to COVID-19 discharged

Twelve Naval Personnel tested negative to COVID-19 discharged

May 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Another 12 Naval Personnel infected with the COVID-19 and underwent treatment in hospitals, were discharged from ... Read More

Eighteen more COVID-19 patients recovered

Eighteen more COVID-19 patients recovered

May 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Eighteen more patients who were tested positive for the COVID-19, have been recovered and discharged from ... Read More

Over 300 Lankans repatriated from Japan and Myanmar

Over 300 Lankans repatriated from Japan and Myanmar

May 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - A total of 308 more individuals were flown to Sri Lanka yesterday (16) from Japan and ... Read More

Countrywide curfew from 8pm today until Monday morning

Countrywide curfew from 8pm today until Monday morning

May 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A countrywide curfew will go into effect from 8.00 pm today (16) until 5.00 am on ... Read More

Nine navy men among 10 COVID-19 cases confirmed yesterday

Nine navy men among 10 COVID-19 cases confirmed yesterday

May 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka confirmed a total of 10 positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday (15) night. Out ... Read More

Toll of COVID-19 cases climbs to 935

Toll of COVID-19 cases climbs to 935

May 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Ten more Covid-19 infected patient were reported today increasing the total cases in Sri Lanka to ... Read More