Category: Coronavirus Outbreak
Bangladesh locks down a million in Rohingya camps
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All pharmacies across the country will open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Thursday ... Read More