Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Police curfew in Puttalam, Chilaw, Negombo-Kochchikade to be temporarily lifted

Police curfew in Puttalam, Chilaw, Negombo-Kochchikade to be temporarily lifted

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Coronavirus update) - Police curfew imposed within Puttalam District and Negombo-Kochchikade area to contain the spread of COVID-19 within ... Read More

Italy coronavirus deaths rise by record 475 in a day

Italy coronavirus deaths rise by record 475 in a day

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus outbreak) - The number of people dying from coronavirus in Italy has risen by 475 in one ... Read More

China: No new coronavirus cases in Hubei

China: No new coronavirus cases in Hubei

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus Outbreak)) - Chinese health authorities say no new coronavirus cases were reported in Hubei Province on Wednesday, ... Read More

2 weeks needed to assess condition of COVID19 cases

2 weeks needed to assess condition of COVID19 cases

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Specialist Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases says a two week period ... Read More

Hotline to make appointments for blood donations

Hotline to make appointments for blood donations

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - National blood reserves are rapidly depleting with the prevailing outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19), says the National ... Read More

Turf Club says all members under quarantine

Turf Club says all members under quarantine

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Turf Club Committee who are organizers of the Turf  Club Tent where the UL Officer ... Read More

Police curfew in Puttalam, Negombo until further notice

Police curfew in Puttalam, Negombo until further notice

Mar 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | PUTTALAM) - The Police has imposed curfew in the Puttalam District and Negombo Kochchikade Police Division from this ... Read More

Coronavirus: Asia stocks fall despite stimulus plans

Coronavirus: Asia stocks fall despite stimulus plans

Mar 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus pandemic) - Asian stocks have fallen as worries about the coronavirus pandemic eclipsed hopes that major stimulus ... Read More

All international airports in Sri Lanka closed from tomorrow

All international airports in Sri Lanka closed from tomorrow

Mar 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All international airports in Sri Lanka will be closed for operations of inward international commercial passenger ... Read More

China to restrict US journalists from three major newspapers

China to restrict US journalists from three major newspapers

Mar 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Coronavirus Outbreak) - China has effectively expelled journalists from three US newspapers in retaliation for restrictions on its news ... Read More

Coronavirus: European Union seals borders to most outsiders

Coronavirus: European Union seals borders to most outsiders

Mar 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus pandemic) - The EU is banning travellers from outside the bloc for 30 days in an unprecedented ... Read More

Coronavirus hits all 50 US states as death toll rises

Coronavirus hits all 50 US states as death toll rises

Mar 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus pandemic) - The deadly coronavirus has now hit all 50 states in the US as West Virginia ... Read More

Coronavirus: Australia bans ‘non-essential’ gatherings of over 100 people

Coronavirus: Australia bans ‘non-essential’ gatherings of over 100 people

Mar 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus pandemic) - Australia has banned "non-essential" gatherings of more than 100 people in response to the coronavirus ... Read More

Updates from the Philippines and Thailand

Updates from the Philippines and Thailand

Mar 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus Outbreak) - In the last little while we've had new information from Thailand and the Philippines on ... Read More

How a religious gathering led to lockdown

How a religious gathering led to lockdown

Mar 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Kuala Lumpur) - All of Malaysia has now entered a state of lockdown, triggered in part by a religious ... Read More