Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Public transport between districts prohibited

Public transport between districts prohibited

Apr 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Public transport even between districts where police curfew was lifted was prohibited, Passenger Transport Minister Mahinda ... Read More

EU to sign off huge rescue package

EU to sign off huge rescue package

Apr 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - European Union leaders are expected to sign off on a huge rescue package for countries hardest-hit ... Read More

Schools in England could reopen by June 01

Schools in England could reopen by June 01

Apr 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The earliest "realistic" point by which schools in England could re-open is 1 June, head teachers' ... Read More

Karu refutes rumours surrounding reconvening of Parliament

Karu refutes rumours surrounding reconvening of Parliament

Apr 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Former Speaker of Parliament has refuted rumours surrounding the reconvening of Parliament. (more…) Read More

Observe social distancing in transport – Health DG

Observe social distancing in transport – Health DG

Apr 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Health Services Director General (DG) Dr. Anil Jasinghe urged the public in areas where the curfew ... Read More

Twelve villages in Polonnaruwa cordoned off

Twelve villages in Polonnaruwa cordoned off

Apr 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Twelve villages in Polonnaruwa have been placed under isolation after a patient from the area tested ... Read More

No need to deploy military from other countries to Sri Lanka to fight Coronavirus – Defence Sec.

No need to deploy military from other countries to Sri Lanka to fight Coronavirus – Defence Sec.

Apr 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Defence Secretary Maj.Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said there was no necessity to seek assistance from other countries ... Read More

Lankan consumer retail, construction, hotels most affected by Coronavirus – Fitch Ratings

Lankan consumer retail, construction, hotels most affected by Coronavirus – Fitch Ratings

Apr 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Fitch-rated Sri Lankan corporates in consumer goods retail, construction and hotels will be among the most ... Read More

CAA Gazettes MRP for turmeric powder

CAA Gazettes MRP for turmeric powder

Apr 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Issuing a Gazette Notification, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) declared that a kilogramme of turmeric powder ... Read More

Over 1,000 persons from Bandaranayake Mawatha to be quarantined

Over 1,000 persons from Bandaranayake Mawatha to be quarantined

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - A group of 1,010 individuals belonging to 242 families residing down Bandaranayake Mawatha in Colombo 12 ... Read More

Five more COVID-19 patients detected

Five more COVID-19 patients detected

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Five more patients infected with COVID-19 were detected from Bandaranayake Mawatha in Colombo 12 today (21), ... Read More

Peliyagoda Fish Market to be closed

Peliyagoda Fish Market to be closed

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Peliyagoda Fish Market is to be closed over the next 3-days from tomorrow (22). (more…) Read More

Hope as Italy records first fall in active virus cases

Hope as Italy records first fall in active virus cases

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The number of people officially identified as infected with coronavirus in Italy has fallen for the ... Read More

Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, says Trump

Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, says Trump

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to ... Read More

Liquor stores to be closed effective immediately

Liquor stores to be closed effective immediately

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Government has ordered all liquor shops island-wide to be closed with immediate effect (21), the ... Read More