Category: Coronavirus Outbreak

30 police officers including Kollupitiya OIC sent for quarantine

30 police officers including Kollupitiya OIC sent for quarantine

Jun 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 30 police officers including the Kollupitiya Police OIC, who were on duties near the ... Read More

Covid-19 patient count hits 1,861 with two fresh cases

Covid-19 patient count hits 1,861 with two fresh cases

Jun 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two fresh cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Sri Lanka, says the Ministry of Health. ... Read More

65 more Covid-19 infected patients recover

65 more Covid-19 infected patients recover

Jun 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 65 more Covid-19 infected patients have recovered and been discharged increasing the total ... Read More

Coronavirus infections increase to 1,858

Coronavirus infections increase to 1,858

Jun 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An individual has tested positive for the coronavirus, increasing the number of infections to 1,858. Recoveries ... Read More

1,700 PCR tests conducted yesterday

1,700 PCR tests conducted yesterday

Jun 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 1,718 PCR tests have been conducted in the country yesterday to identify COVID-19 patients. Accordingly, 76,957 ... Read More

Covid-19 recoveries rise to 990

Covid-19 recoveries rise to 990

Jun 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Forty-nine more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from hospitals today increasing the total number ... Read More

Four more COVID-19 cases, total moves to 1,814

Four more COVID-19 cases, total moves to 1,814

Jun 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Four more persons have contracted the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, the Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday (06). ... Read More

COVID-19 global death toll exceeds 400,000

COVID-19 global death toll exceeds 400,000

Jun 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The worldwide death toll due to the novel coronavirus has exceeded 400,000 since the outbreak first ... Read More

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 infections move up to 1,810

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 infections move up to 1,810

Jun 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka have moved up to 1,810 following the detection of ... Read More

Three fresh Coronavirus cases take total to 1,804

Three fresh Coronavirus cases take total to 1,804

Jun 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka have moved up to 1,804 following the detection of ... Read More

Coronavirus cases increase to 1,800

Coronavirus cases increase to 1,800

Jun 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of coronavirus cases reported in the country rose to 1,800 today. The Government Information ... Read More

Another 25 people released from Boosa

Another 25 people released from Boosa

Jun 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 25 people have been released from the quarantine centre established at Boossa Naval Base both ... Read More

COVID-19: Number of recovered navy officers soars to 443

COVID-19: Number of recovered navy officers soars to 443

Jun 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The toll of navy personnel who recovered from Covid-19 has risen to 443 as seventeen more ... Read More

Diplomats told to submit PCR test before arriving, if not mandatory test at BIA

Diplomats told to submit PCR test before arriving, if not mandatory test at BIA

Jun 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The members of the diplomatic staff need to submit PCR test reports obtained within 72 hours ... Read More

COVID-19 recoveries increase to 839

COVID-19 recoveries increase to 839

Jun 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of individuals who recovered from the coronavirus has increased to 839. The Epidemiology Unit ... Read More