Category: LOCAL
Over 100,000 Pfizer doses donated via COVAX program
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United States donated over 100,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka on ... Read More
Details of COVID vaccination clinics operating today
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - COVID vaccination centres operated by the Ministry of Health are carried on in many parts of ... Read More
All economic centres open today and tomorrow
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All economic centres across the country will remain open today and tomorrow. (more…) Read More
Advisory for heavy rain and winds issued
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre today issued an advisory for Heavy Rain and Winds. (more…) Read More
Rs.10 m donation to COVID-19 Fund
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - V.Thiagendran, a resident of Jaffna, made a donation of Rs. 10 million to the ‘ITUKAMA’ COVID-19 ... Read More
Confirmed Delta cases in Sri Lanka nears 300
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - According to the latest sequencing data from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, the number of confirmed ... Read More
Another consignment of Sinopharm vaccines reach Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - It was reported that two million doses of Sinopharm vaccines purchased by State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of ... Read More
Programme to reduce sugar prices to be implemented
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Minister of Cooperative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection, Lasantha Alagiyawanna stated that a programme ... Read More
Violating lockdown regulations: Over 650 arrested
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - In the last 24 hours, 667 persons have been arrested for violating quarantine regulations. (more…) Read More
Minister Bandula Gunawardena diagnosed with COVID-19
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister Bandula Gunawardena has tested positive for Covid-19. (more…) Read More
Immediate hospitalization of COVID patients over 60 or with NCD
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed Medical Officers of Health to submit requests for necessary vaccines for ... Read More
Quarantine curfew extended by a week
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At the COVID Task Force meeting which was held under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ... Read More
Dry rations for low income groups undergoing quarantine
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government has decided to give dry rations worth Rs.10,000 only to low-income earning families who ... Read More
Half the population has received one vaccine dose – Health Promotion Bureau
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Director of the Health Promotion Bureau, Consultant Dr. Ranjith Batuwantudawe said that as of now, more ... Read More
Navy seizes Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 41 million
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Navy managed to seize about 139kg and 930g stock of Kerala cannabis, during a special ... Read More