Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Nearly 500 tri-force members and their close contacts among Covid-19 patients

Nearly 500 tri-force members and their close contacts among Covid-19 patients

May 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nearly 500 tri-force personnel and their close contacts were among those tested positive for Covid-19 in ... Read More

16 COVID-19 patients recovered, COVID-19 recovered cases rise to 382

16 COVID-19 patients recovered, COVID-19 recovered cases rise to 382

May 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sixteen persons who had tested positive for the virus had recovered from the virus by this ... Read More

Covid-19 cases climbs to 884 in Sri Lanka

Covid-19 cases climbs to 884 in Sri Lanka

May 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Five more cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed increasing the total number of Covid-19 cases reported ... Read More

COVID-19 cases rise to 879

COVID-19 cases rise to 879

May 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Seven more persons had tested positive for the Coronavirus by 7pm, stated the Epidemiology Unit. Accordingly, ... Read More

52 Navymen have recovered from COVID-19 so far

52 Navymen have recovered from COVID-19 so far

May 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Out of the Sri Lanka Navy personnel who were identified to have contracted the COVID-19 virus, ... Read More

320 Sri Lankans including an expectant mother arrived from Chennai

320 Sri Lankans including an expectant mother arrived from Chennai

May 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 320 Sri Lankans including an expectant mother who were stranded in Chennai had ... Read More

23 more Covid-19 patients recover

23 more Covid-19 patients recover

May 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twenty-three (23) COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital today increasing the total ... Read More

No issue with cremating COVID-19 dead: Archdiocese

No issue with cremating COVID-19 dead: Archdiocese

May 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Church has no issue with cremating Catholics who succumb to COVID-19, a spokesman for the Archdiocese ... Read More

Coronavirus: 175 civilians released from Iranamadu quarantine center

Coronavirus: 175 civilians released from Iranamadu quarantine center

May 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another batch of individuals who completed the process of mandatory quarantine has been released from the ... Read More

22 more COVID-19 patients recover

22 more COVID-19 patients recover

May 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twenty-two COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital today increasing the total number ... Read More

Toll of COVID-19 cases rises 855

Toll of COVID-19 cases rises 855

May 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Eight more Covid-19 infected patients were reported increasing the total cases to 855, the Health Ministry ... Read More

Sixty-one more COVID-19 patients recover

Sixty-one more COVID-19 patients recover

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sixty-one more Covid-19 infected patients have recovered and discharged from the hospital increasing the total number ... Read More

61 COVID-19 patients recover jumping tally to 321

61 COVID-19 patients recover jumping tally to 321

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sixty-one patients who had been receiving treatment for COVID-19 have recovered from the virus, stated the ... Read More

272 Lankans brought to the country from Australia

272 Lankans brought to the country from Australia

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 272 Sri Lankans who were stranded to in Australia had reached thee Katunayake ... Read More

533 people who completed quarantine heads home

533 people who completed quarantine heads home

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 533 individuals who underwent quarantining at Army-managed Punani (75), Kandakadu (62), Vidattapalei (298) ... Read More