Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Bangladesh locks down a million in Rohingya camps

Bangladesh locks down a million in Rohingya camps

Apr 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Bangladesh has imposed a lockdown on a southern district, home to refugee camps housing more than ... Read More

Kurunegala Hospital ETU temporarily shut down

Kurunegala Hospital ETU temporarily shut down

Apr 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) of Teaching Hospital in Kurunegala has been temporarily shut down due ... Read More

Rice mills to be kept open

Rice mills to be kept open

Apr 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - In a bid to prevent any rice shortage in the market, the Government has decided to ... Read More

Curfew violators to be moved to quarantine center

Curfew violators to be moved to quarantine center

Apr 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  People arrested on charges of violating the islandwide Police curfew by crossing district borders are to ... Read More

Lankans stranded abroad at airports to be repatriated

Lankans stranded abroad at airports to be repatriated

Apr 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government has decided to bring back 33 Sri Lankans who have been stranded abroad at ... Read More

Akhtar requests India to provide 10,000 ventilators for Pakistan

Akhtar requests India to provide 10,000 ventilators for Pakistan

Apr 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | PAKISTAN) - Pakistani Cricket Commentator and former Cricketer Shoaib Akhtar on Wednesday (08) stated that India and Pakistan ... Read More

McGregor says houses built for homeless people are ready to be moved into

McGregor says houses built for homeless people are ready to be moved into

Apr 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | IRELAND) - Conor McGregor took to Twitter and urged the Dublin City Council to sign off on the properties ... Read More

Daily death toll in Spain rises by 757 to 14,555 fatalities

Daily death toll in Spain rises by 757 to 14,555 fatalities

Apr 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | SPAIN) - The number of daily Coronavirus deaths rose in Spain for the 2nd day on Wednesday (08) ... Read More

Govt. extends grace period to settle outstanding electricity bills

Govt. extends grace period to settle outstanding electricity bills

Apr 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Power and Energy stated that the grace period granted to settle payments of ... Read More

Govt. urges public to celebrate New Year indoors

Govt. urges public to celebrate New Year indoors

Apr 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (09) urged the public to observe Sinhala and Tamil New Year rituals ... Read More

Over 140 tested for COVID-19 in Jaffna; Seven positive

Over 140 tested for COVID-19 in Jaffna; Seven positive

Apr 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | JAFFNA) - Over 140 individuals were tested for the COVID-19 virus at the Teaching Hospital in Jaffna. (more…) Read More

Sri Lanka expands COVID-19 testing

Sri Lanka expands COVID-19 testing

Apr 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Testing for COVID-19 will be expanded to determine if there are more COVID-19 patients in the ... Read More

Ratnapura curfew to continue

Ratnapura curfew to continue

Apr 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The curfew in Ratnapura and Pelmadulla Police Divisions will not be lifted today (09) as announced ... Read More

Seventh COVID-19 victim confirmed in Sri Lanka

Seventh COVID-19 victim confirmed in Sri Lanka

Apr 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  A 44-year-old male who was receiving treatment at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases passed away ... Read More

All pharmacies island-wide to open on April 9

All pharmacies island-wide to open on April 9

Apr 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   All pharmacies across the country will open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Thursday ... Read More