Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Island-wide curfew from tonight

Island-wide curfew from tonight

Apr 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Island-wide curfew will be in effect from 8.00 tonight (30) to 5.00 on Monday morning (04). ... Read More

COVID-19 patients detected in Sri Lanka rises

COVID-19 patients detected in Sri Lanka rises

Apr 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The total number of patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka had risen to 649 ... Read More

Permission to use Service IDs as curfew passes extended

Permission to use Service IDs as curfew passes extended

Apr 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The validity period granted to use the Service Identity Cards (IDs) as a curfew pass for ... Read More

Three patients test positive for COVID-19

Three patients test positive for COVID-19

Apr 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Three more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 raising the total number of confirmed cases to ... Read More

Quarantined 77 more leave quarantine centres [VIDEO]

Quarantined 77 more leave quarantine centres [VIDEO]

Apr 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - One more group of 77 individuals who underwent the quarantine process of more than 3-weeks proceeded ... Read More

Returnees from Bangalore taken to quarantine centres

Returnees from Bangalore taken to quarantine centres

Apr 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Flight UL 1172 of SriLankan Airlines brought down another batch of 164 Sri Lankan expatriates from ... Read More

MRP on sugar removed

MRP on sugar removed

Apr 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Maximum Retail Price (MRP) imposed on sugar has been removed by the Consumer Affairs Authority ... Read More

Another 4 tested positive for COVID-19

Another 4 tested positive for COVID-19

Apr 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Four patients have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 592, ... Read More

Eight COVID-19 patients recovered and discharged

Eight COVID-19 patients recovered and discharged

Apr 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Eight more patients who were tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and discharged from hospitals today ... Read More

Pregnant women attending clinics advised to obtain prior appointments

Pregnant women attending clinics advised to obtain prior appointments

Apr 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Health Ministry has advised pregnant women attending clinics to obtain prior appointments in order to ... Read More

Argentina bans commercial flight sales until 1 September

Argentina bans commercial flight sales until 1 September

Apr 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Argentina has banned all internal and international commercial flights until 1 September because of the deadly ... Read More

Fifty stranded Pakistanis repatriated from Sri Lanka

Fifty stranded Pakistanis repatriated from Sri Lanka

Apr 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fifty stranded Pakistanis left Colombo on Tuesday (28) as a result of coordinated efforts of Pakistan ... Read More

Nigeria to ease Abuja and Lagos lockdowns on May 04

Nigeria to ease Abuja and Lagos lockdowns on May 04

Apr 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Nigeria will begin a "gradual easing" of coronavirus-related lockdowns in the federal capital territory of Abuja, ... Read More

CBSL imposes maximum interest rates on pawning advances of licensed banks

CBSL imposes maximum interest rates on pawning advances of licensed banks

Apr 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka observes that the current interest rates charged by licensed banks ... Read More

NIC system not strictly enforced during emergencies

NIC system not strictly enforced during emergencies

Apr 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Public who run out of essential items unknowingly and are unable to prepare meals for the ... Read More