Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

210 Sri Lankans return from India

210 Sri Lankans return from India

Mar 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 210 Sri Lankans, who engaged in pilgrimage to India, have returned to the island. (more…) Read More

101 in Chilaw complete self-isolation period

101 in Chilaw complete self-isolation period

Mar 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 101 persons who arrived in Sri Lanka during the past few weeks, from a number of ... Read More

Twelve arrested for violating island-wide Police curfew

Twelve arrested for violating island-wide Police curfew

Mar 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twelve suspects were arrested in Bandarawela, Haputale, Tangalle and Katunayake on charges of violating the islandwide ... Read More

All expressways to be closed

All expressways to be closed

Mar 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All expressways to be closed for motorists from 4.00 this evening (20), the Road Development Authority ... Read More

Six more persons test positive for Coronavirus

Six more persons test positive for Coronavirus

Mar 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Six more persons have tested positive for the Coronavirus in the country. (more…) Read More

Do not misuse social media platforms – Defence Ministry

Do not misuse social media platforms – Defence Ministry

Mar 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Defence has issued strict warning over the misuse of social media platforms and ... Read More

Govt. allocates Rs. 1 billion for ‘COVID-19’ prevention

Govt. allocates Rs. 1 billion for ‘COVID-19’ prevention

Mar 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government has decided to allocate about Rs 1 billion for the prevention of the spread ... Read More

Restriction of movements need of the hour – COVID-19 Task Force

Restriction of movements need of the hour – COVID-19 Task Force

Mar 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Members of the Special Task Force on COVID-19 yesterday urged the public to practice social distancing ... Read More

Island-wide curfew imposed from 6.00 PM today till 23rd

Island-wide curfew imposed from 6.00 PM today till 23rd

Mar 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Curfew to be imposed across the island-wide from 6.00 PM today (20) till Monday (23). Read More

Kyiv reaches agreement with airlines to evacuate Ukrainians from Sri Lanka

Kyiv reaches agreement with airlines to evacuate Ukrainians from Sri Lanka

Mar 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ukrainian government has reached an agreement with Fly Dubai and Air Arabia to evacuate Ukrainians ... Read More

Additional Rs.500M set aside to combat COVID-19

Additional Rs.500M set aside to combat COVID-19

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government says it has allocated an additional Rs.500 million to prevent the spread of the ... Read More

Two more COVID-19 cases confirmed, 52 in total

Two more COVID-19 cases confirmed, 52 in total

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two more COVID-19 cases were confirmed today in Sri Lanka to bring the number of persons ... Read More

Global coronavirus cases top 200,000 as nations tighten clampdowns

Global coronavirus cases top 200,000 as nations tighten clampdowns

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus outbreak) - The number of global coronavirus infections shot past 200,000 on Wednesday, as governments across Europe, ... Read More

Govt to declare 6-day period for public, private sectors to work from home

Govt to declare 6-day period for public, private sectors to work from home

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government will declare six days from 20 – 27 March for public and private sectors ... Read More

Vaccine trial for COVID-19 begins; 12-18 months before available for public – WHO

Vaccine trial for COVID-19 begins; 12-18 months before available for public – WHO

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The World Health Organization warns many countries are facing the escalating pandemic of COVID-19, and that ... Read More