Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

Coronavirus: Trump moves to pull US out of World Health Organization

Coronavirus: Trump moves to pull US out of World Health Organization

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). ... Read More

Coronavirus case count in Sri Lanka at 2,077

Coronavirus case count in Sri Lanka at 2,077

Jul 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another COVID-19 case has been detected among recent foreign arrivals hiking the number of cases in ... Read More

Navy’s coronavirus recoveries count at 885

Navy’s coronavirus recoveries count at 885

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two more Covid-19 infected patients from the Sri Lanka Navy have fully recovered and have been ... Read More

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka rise to 2,076

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka rise to 2,076

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of coronavirus cases confirmed in the country has risen to 2,076 after the detection ... Read More

COVID-19 recoveries rise to 1,903

COVID-19 recoveries rise to 1,903

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 18 individuals who contracted the novel coronavirus have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals. ... Read More

Seafarer from Jinthupitiya tested negative for Covid-19

Seafarer from Jinthupitiya tested negative for Covid-19

Jul 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The seafarer from Jinthupitiya, Colombo 13, who had tested positive for Covid-19 few days ago, has ... Read More

Returnee in Jinthupitiya, Col-13 tested COVID-19 positive

Returnee in Jinthupitiya, Col-13 tested COVID-19 positive

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An individual, a resident of Jinthupitiya, Colombo 13, who arrived in the island from India and ... Read More

Global community pledges US$252 mn to fight COVID- pandemic: Govt.

Global community pledges US$252 mn to fight COVID- pandemic: Govt.

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The global community and organizations have committed to provide USD 252 million (Rs. 45 billion approximately) in ... Read More

COVID-19 recoveries increase to 1,711

COVID-19 recoveries increase to 1,711

Jun 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 33 individuals who contracted COVID-19 have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals. The Epidemiology ... Read More

Human trial of India coronavirus vaccine announced

Human trial of India coronavirus vaccine announced

Jun 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) - Volunteers in India will be immunised with a new locally made coronavirus vaccine in July. An ... Read More

Five new COVID-19 cases identified yesterday

Five new COVID-19 cases identified yesterday

Jun 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Five new COVID-19 patients were detected in the country, yesterday. Accordingly, the total number of coronavirus ... Read More

826 Navy personnel recover from COVID-19

826 Navy personnel recover from COVID-19

Jun 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another three Navy personnel who contracted the novel coronavirus have recovered and have been discharged from ... Read More

105,105 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

105,105 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Jun 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Less than 900 PCR tests have been conducted in the country yesterday, to identify COVID-19 patients. ... Read More

China locks down 400,000 people after virus spike

China locks down 400,000 people after virus spike

Jun 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | CHINA) - China has reinstated a strict lockdown near Beijing, affecting around 400,000 people, after a small surge ... Read More

Covid-19 death toll passes 500,000

Covid-19 death toll passes 500,000

Jun 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The global number of COVID-19 deaths has exceeded 500,000, with the US reporting the highest number ... Read More