Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Thirty-three COVID-19 patients recorded yesterday

Thirty-three COVID-19 patients recorded yesterday

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Thirty-three new patients were identified yesterday (20) increasing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 patients to ... Read More

Punani Quarantine Centre sends 49 more home [VIDEO]

Punani Quarantine Centre sends 49 more home [VIDEO]

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Monday morning (20) saw 49 more individuals from the Punani Quarantine Centre (QC) after completion of ... Read More

Lankan students in India, Pakistan to return today

Lankan students in India, Pakistan to return today

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The first batch of Sri Lankan students who have gone for studies and are now stranded in ... Read More

COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surpass 300

COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surpass 300

Apr 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) -The number of patients contracted COVID-19 in Sri Lanka has risen to 303 with 8 more patients ... Read More

Mahinda Deshapriya to meet Party Leaders tomorrow

Mahinda Deshapriya to meet Party Leaders tomorrow

Apr 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Chairman of Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya is to meet political Party Leaders tomorrow (21) with regards ... Read More

Curfew in 4 districts including Colombo extended

Curfew in 4 districts including Colombo extended

Apr 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The earlier announcement on the timings of imposing and lifting of curfew in each district has been ... Read More

Certain sections of Southern Expressway to be reopened

Certain sections of Southern Expressway to be reopened

Apr 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Road Development Authority (RDA) has decided to reopen a certain section of the Southern Expressway ... Read More

Pakistan allows Sri Lanka to operate special repatriation flights

Pakistan allows Sri Lanka to operate special repatriation flights

Apr 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Saturday allowed Sri Lanka to operate special flights to Pakistan ... Read More

Another 24 COVID-19 patients detected

Another 24 COVID-19 patients detected

Apr 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Twenty- four more individuals infected with COVID- 19 were detected in Sri Lanka today (20), the ... Read More

Western Province to be opened up on phased basis from May

Western Province to be opened up on phased basis from May

Apr 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Western Province will be opened up on a phased basis from early next month with ... Read More

Curfew in most districts to be relaxed from today

Curfew in most districts to be relaxed from today

Apr 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Government has relaxed the curfew from today (20) in most districts, but will continue with ... Read More

Indian Navy says 21 sailors test positive for Coronavirus at key Mumbai base

Indian Navy says 21 sailors test positive for Coronavirus at key Mumbai base

Apr 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Indian defence officials have reported a coronavirus outbreak at a key naval base in the western ... Read More

Germany says its outbreak is ‘under control’

Germany says its outbreak is ‘under control’

Apr 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Germany's health minister says the month-long lockdown has brought his country's coronavirus outbreak under control. (more…) Read More

GMOA demands information to activate Exit Strategy on COVID-19

GMOA demands information to activate Exit Strategy on COVID-19

Apr 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has requested the Ministry of Health to provide them with ... Read More

Over 5,000 buses, trains to be deployed from Monday

Over 5,000 buses, trains to be deployed from Monday

Apr 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Ministry of Transport has decided to deploy over buses and trains for public transportation from Monday ... Read More