Confirmed coronavirus cases jump to 1,717
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Another seven persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the total number of…
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Coronavirus: Greece to open up in two weeks, but not to the UK
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Greece is to open up to tourists from 29 countries in two weeks – but not…
Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months. It…
Coronavirus: Denmark opens borders to divided lovers
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Denmark has opened its borders to couples who were separated from their partners by the coronavirus…
Coronavirus: Egypt doctors accuse government over medics’ deaths
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Doctors have accused Egypt’s health ministry of negligence in its handling of Covid-19 and said it…
Coronavirus: Iran reopens Shia Muslim shrines after two-month closure
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Iran has reopened its major Shia Muslim shrines, two months after they were closed to combat…
Coronavirus: Recoveries count from Navy reaches 332
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Nineteen more Sri Lanka Navy personnel who had contracted the novel coronavirus have completely recovered from…
Coronavirus: Americans flock to beaches on Memorial Day weekend
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Americans have flocked to beaches and lakes for Memorial Day weekend, often flouting restrictions imposed to…
Coronavirus: Iran reopens Shia Muslim shrines after two-month closure
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Iran has reopened its major Shia Muslim shrines, two months after they were closed to combat…
Coronavirus: Chile’s president says healthcare system ‘very close to the limit’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The coronavirus pandemic has pushed Chile’s healthcare system “very close to the limit”, according to President…
Coronavirus: US suspends travel from Brazil for foreigners
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The US has imposed travel restrictions on foreign nationals who have been to Brazil in the…
Coronavirus: WHO halts trials of hydroxychloroquine over safety fears
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus has been halted because…
Coronavirus: Spain to stop quarantining arrivals from 1 July
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Foreign visitors to Spain will no longer have to undergo a two-week quarantine from 1 July,…
Coronavirus: I don’t regret what I did, says Dominic Cummings
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The prime minister’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings has said he does not regret driving 260 miles…
Coronavirus: Anti-lockdown car protest draws thousands
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Thousands of people in Spain are protesting against the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The…