Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Moderna vaccine enters final stage of human trials

Moderna vaccine enters final stage of human trials

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US biotech firm Moderna says it will enter the final stage of human trials for its ... Read More

Private hospital in Ragama closed following detection of COVID patient

Private hospital in Ragama closed following detection of COVID patient

Jul 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Health officials today took measures to temporarily close a private hospital located in Ragama. The hospital ... Read More

Confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 2,646

Confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 2,646

Jul 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of coronavirus cases reported from the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre has increased to ... Read More

125,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

125,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Jul 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has conducted 125,632 PCR tests thus far to identify COVID-19 patients. The Ministry of ... Read More

Two Homagama Army officers test positive for Covid-19, seven families quarantined

Two Homagama Army officers test positive for Covid-19, seven families quarantined

Jul 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 30 persons belonging to seven families in Homagama have been sent for self quarantine ... Read More

519 positive cases from Kandakadu COVID-19 cluster so far

519 positive cases from Kandakadu COVID-19 cluster so far

Jul 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has confirmed a total of 2,646 positive cases of COVID-19 as of last night ... Read More

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 cases tally stands at 2,617

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 cases tally stands at 2,617

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Total COVID-19 infections detected so far in Sri Lanka hit 2,617 late on Sunday night (12), ... Read More

Coronavirus: Three generations of Bollywood Bachchan family infected

Coronavirus: Three generations of Bollywood Bachchan family infected

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Three generations of a high-profile Bollywood family have tested positive for Covid-19, officials in the Indian ... Read More

Coronavirus: Florida sets new state daily case record of 15,299

Coronavirus: Florida sets new state daily case record of 15,299

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Florida has registered a state record of 15,299 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours - around ... Read More

106 COVID-19 cases detected in SL yesterday

106 COVID-19 cases detected in SL yesterday

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 106 persons tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday in the country, increasing the number of confirmed infections ... Read More

Coronavirus count in Sri Lanka climbs to 2,612

Coronavirus count in Sri Lanka climbs to 2,612

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Five arrivals from Belarus have tested positive for COVID-19 raising the total number of cases reported ... Read More

Two arrivals from Iran add to COVID-19 case tally

Two arrivals from Iran add to COVID-19 case tally

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two more foreign arrivals are confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, stated the Department of Government Information. ... Read More

COVID-19 recoveries rise to 1,981

COVID-19 recoveries rise to 1,981

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - One coronavirus recovery was recorded in the country today. The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of ... Read More

29 persons released from Vanni quarantine centre

29 persons released from Vanni quarantine centre

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 29 persons who completed the mandatory 14 day quarantine have been released. The individuals who left ... Read More

Ex-LTTE cadre caught in illegal migration attempt, hospitalized over COVID-19 symptoms

Ex-LTTE cadre caught in illegal migration attempt, hospitalized over COVID-19 symptoms

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended 04 persons have been arrested at the seas north of Thondamannar ... Read More