Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

COVID-19 Fund balance exceeds Rs.1 billion

COVID-19 Fund balance exceeds Rs.1 billion

May 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The balance of the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund has reached Rs.1064.4 million passing the ... Read More

No new coronavirus cases so far today – Dr. Jasinghe

No new coronavirus cases so far today – Dr. Jasinghe

May 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - New COVID-19 positive patients have not been reported so far today (15), according to Director General ... Read More

32 new COVID-19 recoveries bring total to 477

32 new COVID-19 recoveries bring total to 477

May 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Thirty-two more patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 virus have recovered and been discharged from ... Read More

SLT & Mobitel donate Rs. 50 Million to Covid-19 Fund

SLT & Mobitel donate Rs. 50 Million to Covid-19 Fund

May 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Chairman, Board of Directors, representatives of the Management and Unions of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) ... Read More

32 more Covid-19 patients recover

32 more Covid-19 patients recover

May 15, 2020

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

151 naval Covid-19 patients recovered

151 naval Covid-19 patients recovered

May 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 151 naval personnel out of those infected with Covid-19 have been recovered and ... Read More

Coronavirus global death toll passes 300,000

Coronavirus global death toll passes 300,000

May 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - More than 300,000 people around the world have now died globally from the coronavirus, according to ... Read More

180 quarantined at SLAF’s facility in Vanni return home

180 quarantined at SLAF’s facility in Vanni return home

May 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another batch of civilians who were quarantined at the facility in Vanni maintained by the Sri ... Read More

Nine more Covid-19 cases identified

Nine more Covid-19 cases identified

May 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nine more Covid-19 infected patient were reported today increasing the total cases to 925, the Health ... Read More

SriLankan operates passenger flight to Japan

SriLankan operates passenger flight to Japan

May 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - SriLankan Airlines has operated another passenger flight since the mechanism to restore normalcy in private and ... Read More

Over 3,400 still under quarantine at Tri-forces-operated facilities

Over 3,400 still under quarantine at Tri-forces-operated facilities

May 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another group of 435 individuals who underwent quarantine at facilities operated by the Tri-forces have returned ... Read More

All 26 COVID-19 cases confirmed yesterday are Navy personnel

All 26 COVID-19 cases confirmed yesterday are Navy personnel

May 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Army Commander Lt. General Shavendra Silva said that all 26 COVID-19 positive cases identified yesterday were ... Read More

22 tests positive, Total COVID-19 cases rise to 915

22 tests positive, Total COVID-19 cases rise to 915

May 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twenty-two persons had tested positive for the Coronavirus by 11:45pm last night, stated the Epidemiology Unit. ... Read More

Two new COVID-19 cases confirmed; Total count at 893

Two new COVID-19 cases confirmed; Total count at 893

May 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 virus in Sri Lanka, says the Ministry of ... Read More

Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka now at 889

Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka now at 889

May 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Five more Covid-19 infected patients were reported increasing the total cases to 889 in Sri Lanka, ... Read More