Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Manning Market closed

Manning Market closed

Apr 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Manning Market in Pettah will be closed from today (12) for 4-days. (more…) Read More

Fourteen Lankans stranded at airports returns

Fourteen Lankans stranded at airports returns

Apr 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fourteen Sri Lankans who were stranded abroad at international airports due to the global outbreak of ... Read More

Sir Kenny Dalglish tests positive for Coronavirus

Sir Kenny Dalglish tests positive for Coronavirus

Apr 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus and is in hospital but is ... Read More

‘Deadly resurgence’ if curbs lifted too early, WHO warns

‘Deadly resurgence’ if curbs lifted too early, WHO warns

Apr 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Lifting coronavirus lockdown measures too early could spark a "deadly resurgence" in infections, the World Health ... Read More

US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day

US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day

Apr 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus ... Read More

Pharmacies to be kept open daily

Pharmacies to be kept open daily

Apr 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All pharmacies across the country, except high risk areas, are to remain open daily. (more…) Read More

Sri Lanka explores possibilities to assist migrant workers

Sri Lanka explores possibilities to assist migrant workers

Apr 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka discussed the ramifications emanating from the present coronavirus pandemic to Sri Lankan migrant workers ... Read More

Wearing face masks in public made mandatory by Govt. to prevent COVID-19

Wearing face masks in public made mandatory by Govt. to prevent COVID-19

Apr 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C. D. Wickramaratne has issued directives to all Senior Police ... Read More

Twenty-eight persons not complying with self-quarantine held in Ja-Ela

Twenty-eight persons not complying with self-quarantine held in Ja-Ela

Apr 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twenty-eight persons who were not complying with self-quarantine procedures, even if they were asked to do ... Read More

Number of coronavirus recoveries reaches 50

Number of coronavirus recoveries reaches 50

Apr 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The total number of recoveries of patients infected with COVID-19 in Sri Lanka reached 50 this ... Read More

Kurunegala Hospital’s Emergency Unit re-opened

Kurunegala Hospital’s Emergency Unit re-opened

Apr 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Emergency Unit of Kurunegala Teaching Hospital which was closed off temporarily yesterday, has been re-opened ... Read More

Service of all rice mills declared as an essential service

Service of all rice mills declared as an essential service

Apr 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President’s Media Division issuing a statement announced that service of all rice mills island-wide have been ... Read More

Formula 1 could begin championship in October

Formula 1 could begin championship in October

Apr 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Formula 1 could still hold a world championship this year even if the season cannot start ... Read More

Pat Cummins backs IPL behind closed doors

Pat Cummins backs IPL behind closed doors

Apr 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Australia bowler Pat Cummins says he would support the Indian Premier League being played behind closed ... Read More

Great apes on lockdown over threat of disease

Great apes on lockdown over threat of disease

Apr 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Great apes have been put on lockdown against the threat of coronavirus. (more…) Read More