Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

10 new COVID-19 cases; Total rises to 2,697

10 new COVID-19 cases; Total rises to 2,697

Jul 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 2,697 after ten new patients ... Read More

PHIs Union refrain to undertake all duties related to COVID-19

PHIs Union refrain to undertake all duties related to COVID-19

Jul 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) Union of Sri Lanka announces its members will refrain from undertaking all ... Read More

Over 29,900 have undergone quarantine measures

Over 29,900 have undergone quarantine measures

Jul 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Army says 29,935 persons have been directed to quarantine facilities since the government ... Read More

COVID-19 cases in SL rise to 2,687

COVID-19 cases in SL rise to 2,687

Jul 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 2,687 after 13 new patients ... Read More

Health Guidelines for General Elections to be gazetted

Health Guidelines for General Elections to be gazetted

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government will issue Covid-19 Health Guidelines for the General Elections within next two days, Health ... Read More

Over 130,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Over 130,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The highest number of PCR tests in a single day was conducted in Sri Lanka yesterday. ... Read More

COVID-19 recoveries exceed 2,000

COVID-19 recoveries exceed 2,000

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The toll of COVID-19 recoveries in the country surpassed 2,000 today with the latest 13 patients who ... Read More

3,000 persons directed to self-isolate

3,000 persons directed to self-isolate

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Public Health Inspectors Union says more than 3,000 persons in 16 districts have been directed ... Read More

Coronavirus: France’s health workers given pay rises worth €8bn

Coronavirus: France’s health workers given pay rises worth €8bn

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The French government has agreed to give pay rises worth €8bn (£7.2bn; $9bn) to health workers, ... Read More

7 more coronavirus-infected navymen under medical care

7 more coronavirus-infected navymen under medical care

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another Sri Lanka Navy personnel who had been receiving treatment for COVID-19 has regained their health, ... Read More

365 released from six quarantine centres

365 released from six quarantine centres

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 365 persons have been released after completing quarantine measures at six centres. The Sri Lanka Army ... Read More

Another COVID-19 Navy personnel recovers

Another COVID-19 Navy personnel recovers

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another Navy personnel, who tested positive for the coronavirus, has recovered and has been discharged. 899 ... Read More

Hong Kong third wave is ‘worrying’

Hong Kong third wave is ‘worrying’

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Public health experts say the third wave of infection now hitting Hong Kong is the worst ... Read More

Tokyo records 143 new cases

Tokyo records 143 new cases

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Japan's capital, Tokyo, has recorded 143 new infections - bringing the city's total to nearly 8,200, ... Read More

Which countries have the most cases?

Which countries have the most cases?

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - There's almost nowhere in the world now that hasn't been impacted by the virus in one ... Read More