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Over 34,000 arrested during special raids

Over 34,000 arrested during special raids

Jun 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police have arrested a total of 34,489 suspects on various charges from the 6th to the ... Read More

Over 5,000 warned for not wearing face masks in public places

Over 5,000 warned for not wearing face masks in public places

Jun 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Over 5,000 people who were not wearing face masks in public places in Western Province have ... Read More

‘Sri Lanka has conducted 100,000 PCR tests thus far’

‘Sri Lanka has conducted 100,000 PCR tests thus far’

Jun 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi says 100,000 PCR tests have been carried out in the country ... Read More

Over 85,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Over 85,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Jun 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Over 85,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests have been conducted in Sri Lanka, Health Promotion Bureau ... Read More

Over 84,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Over 84,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Jun 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka to identify COVID-19 cases, now exceeds 84,000. ... Read More

Over 81,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Over 81,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Jun 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of PCR tests conducted in the country has exceeded 81,000. 1,433 PCR tests were ... 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

Nearly 74,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Nearly 74,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

Jun 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nearly 74,000 PCR tests have now been conducted in Sri Lanka to identify COVID-19 patients. A ... Read More

Over 70,000 arrested for curfew violations

Over 70,000 arrested for curfew violations

Jun 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 1,490 persons who violated curfew regulations were arrested at police checkpoints within the past 24 hours. ... Read More

Over 72,000 PCR tests carried out thus far

Over 72,000 PCR tests carried out thus far

Jun 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Over 72,000 PCR tests have now been conducted in Sri Lanka. A total of 1,890 PCR ... Read More

Over 5,000 still at quarantine centres

Over 5,000 still at quarantine centres

Jun 1, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 11,483 individuals have completed mandatory quarantine procedures at centres maintained by the Tri-Forces. The Sri Lanka ... Read More

44,767 appeals filed over the Rs.5,000 allowance

44,767 appeals filed over the Rs.5,000 allowance

May 31, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 44,767 appeals have been lodged pertaining to the Rs.5,000 allowance granted by the government to those ... Read More

Over 11,000 released from quarantine thus far

Over 11,000 released from quarantine thus far

May 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - More than 11,000 persons have thus far completed quarantine. 33 persons were released from quarantine centres ... Read More

Nearly 60,000 PCR tests conducted in the country

Nearly 60,000 PCR tests conducted in the country

May 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nearly 60,000 PCR tests have been conducted in Sri Lanka thus far. 1,838 PCR tests were ... Read More

Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000

Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000

May 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months. It ... Read More