Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Total Covid-19 cases now at 847

Total Covid-19 cases now at 847

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Three more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 increasing the total number of cases to 847, ... Read More

COVID-19 cases count soars to 835 with eleven new patients

COVID-19 cases count soars to 835 with eleven new patients

May 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Eleven more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 as of 11.45 pm on Friday (08), the ... Read More

Special flight leaves for Australia to bring back stranded Sri Lankans

Special flight leaves for Australia to bring back stranded Sri Lankans

May 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Covid - 19) - A group of Sri Lankans stranded in Australia due to the global outbreak of ... Read More

Govt aims at total relaxation of curfew by next month

Govt aims at total relaxation of curfew by next month

May 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Covid - 19) - The government aims at total relaxation of the curfew restrictions imposed in view of the ... Read More

Covid-19: Total recoveries rise to 255

Covid-19: Total recoveries rise to 255

May 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS |  COVID-19) - Fifteen more Covid-19 infected patients recover and were discharged increasing the total recovered cases in Sri ... Read More

Over 30,500 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Over 30,500 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

May 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  A total of 1,147 PCR tests have been conducted in Sri Lanka yesterday. Accordingly the total ... Read More

Ninth death from COVID-19 reported in Sri Lanka

Ninth death from COVID-19 reported in Sri Lanka

May 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The 9th death from the coronavirus has been reported in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Health ... Read More

NIC system only from May 11

NIC system only from May 11

May 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The National Identity Card (NIC) system will be in effect only from 11 May, the Police ... Read More

Four more patients test positive for COVID-19

Four more patients test positive for COVID-19

May 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The total number of COVID-19 patient confirmed in Sri Lanka has risen to 755. (more…) Read More

COVID-19 death reported in Sri Lanka

COVID-19 death reported in Sri Lanka

May 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Covid - 19 ) -  A Covid-19-infected patient died at the Homagama Hospital today (04), reporting the 8th ... Read More

Curfew in 21 districts lifted at 5.00 AM

Curfew in 21 districts lifted at 5.00 AM

May 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Curfew imposed across the country except in the Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, and Puttalam Districts was lifted ... Read More

Quarantine process continues as usual – NOCPCO

Quarantine process continues as usual – NOCPCO

May 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - A total of 125 individuals were flown to Sri Lanka on Friday (30) from Kolkata in ... Read More

Several factories in Horana BOI Zone closed

Several factories in Horana BOI Zone closed

May 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Steps have been taken to shut down some factories in the Horana, Boralugoda Export Processing Zone ... Read More

Converting schools as quarantine centres for military baseless

Converting schools as quarantine centres for military baseless

Apr 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Defence Ministry said no directive was issued to establish quarantine centres in schools for Tri-Forces ... Read More

Defence Sec. requests public not to stigmatise Tri-Forces personnel fighting against COVID-19

Defence Sec. requests public not to stigmatise Tri-Forces personnel fighting against COVID-19

Apr 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Defence Secretary Maj.Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne requested the public not to stigmatise Tri-Forces personnel, especially the ... Read More