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SRI LANKAN NEWS AS IT HAPPENS
BY EMANTHI MARAMBE
2020-04-16 20:04
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-
52313807 Read More
2020-04-16 19:28
Grama Seva Niladharis (Rural officers )
in the island have withdrawn from distributing Rs.5000 special allowance to identified groups in the country mostly self employed workers who are b… Read More
2020-04-16 18:49
Not a single Corona Virus Positive case
has been reported from the Island today (16)up to 12 in the midnight according to the Epidemeology Unit .
Accordingly the total number of Co… Read More
2020-04-16 18:04
According to the latest report issued by
the Epidemeology Unit 161 Corona virus suspected cases are being treated at 25 Government Hospitals by this noon (16).
Out of them 160 are… Read More
2020-04-16 17:39
Another five corona virus positives had been recovered and discharged from hospitals today (16) according to the Epidemiology Unit .
Accordingly the total number of corona virus… Read More
2020-04-16 16:28
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2020-04-16 11:34
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52304993 Read More
2020-04-16 11:30
SUNG BY -LATA MANJESHKAR AND LATE P. MUKESH Read More
2020-04-16 10:09
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/news/world/jacinda-ardern-coronavirus-new-zealand-pay-cut-20-a4414546.html%3famp Read More
2020-04-15 22:22
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-
52293910 Read More
2020-04-15 21:11
Four out of the five ccorona positives
who had been identified today (15) are from Quaranntine centers according to Epidemeology Unit .
The fifth corona virus positve is being trea… Read More
2020-04-15 20:59
Seven villlages in Red Risk Zone of
Beruwala area are being locked down to prevent the spreading of Corona virus according to the Health Authorities .
11,293 villagers in these vil… Read More
2020-04-15 18:31
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.the
guardian.com/world/2020/apr/15/woman-106-leaves-hospital-after-being-treated-for-coronavirus Read More
2020-04-15 18:03
Government has today (15)decided to
continue with the curfew imposed in Six districts namely Colombo ,Gampaha ,Kalutara ,Puttalam ,Jaffna and Kandy until further notice as these districts… Read More
2020-04-15 17:37
Four corona virus positives had been
identified today (15) increasing the number of corona positives reported from the country to 237 according to Epidemeology Unit .
Currently 165 coron… Read More
2020-04-15 14:59
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52276606 Read More
2020-04-15 14:04
Sri lanka Navy have today (15)taken in
to custody around 113 persons who had close contacts with corona virus positives identified in Suduwella ,Ja-Ela area during a search operation carr… Read More
2020-04-15 10:47
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2020-04-15 03:24
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52289056 Read More
2020-04-15 03:00
Sixteen new corona virus positives had
been identified from the country yesterday (14)increasing the total number of corona virus positive patients reported from the country to 233… Read More
2020-04-14 16:29
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-52234128/pets-in-middle-east-abandoned-over--fears Read More
2020-04-14 15:30
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-
india-52277096 Read More
2020-04-14 15:09
Criminal Investigations Department
(CID)officers had arrested the brother of former Minister of the good governance government Rishad Baduideen ,Riyaad Baduideen this evening (14)at a rai… Read More
2020-04-14 14:42
Former United National Party
(UNP)parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who had been arrested by the Mirihana Police last night (13)at his residence in Madiwela Housing scheme over obstructin… Read More
2020-04-14 06:28
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-
canada-52274969 Read More
2020-04-14 05:53
Another Two Sri lankans stranded at
Heathrow International Airport in London had been brought back to Sri lanka yesterday (13)from a special Sri lankan Airlines flight it has been r… Read More
2020-04-14 05:10
Authotities had taken steps to locked
down panwila and Cheena -Koratuwa villages in Beruwala area ,Kalutara district to prevent spreading of Corona virus there according to Army Commander… Read More
2020-04-14 04:45
Seven Corona Virus positives had been
identified yesterday (13) and 01 today increasing the total number of Corona patients identified from Sri lanka up to now to 218… Read More
2020-04-13 16:26
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.fra
nce24.com/en/20200413-spain-eases-restrictions-as-daily-covid-19-death-toll-continues-to-slow-down Read More
2020-04-13 16:06
2020-04-13 12:00
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8211821/amp/Ive-got-b-r-thing-Boris-Johnsons-verdict-battling-coronavirus.html Read More
2020-04-13 05:46
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2020-04-13 05:40
2020-04-13 04:05
Fourteen Sri lankans who were ĺbrought back to sri lanka whilst stranded at Airports in Singapore and Dubai on saturday night (11),had been sent to The quarantine cent… Read More
2020-04-12 19:46
Acting Inspector General Of Police (IGP)had yesterday (11) made every citizen wearing a face mask when travelling in main roads and by roads compulsory in vuew of preventing the spread… Read More
2020-04-12 18:26
Twelve (12)corona virus positives had been reported from the island today (12)up to 10.30 p.m according to the Epidemeology Unit .
With these new corona virus positives the total numb… Read More
2020-04-12 09:23
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/11/opini
ons/new-york-hit-hard-coronavirus-sepkowitz/index.html Read More
2020-04-12 07:46
fourteen Sri lankans who had been
strandsd at Airports in Singapore and Dubai brought back to Sri lanka last night (11)through a special Sri lankan Airlines flight it has been revealed … Read More
2020-04-12 07:14
Sri Lanka Navy have yesterday
(11)arrested 52 persons who had close contacts with 06 corona virus positives identified in Ja ela recently and sent them to a Quarantine center for quaranti… Read More
2020-04-12 04:05
Government has decided to re open all
schools on 11 th of May for the second term not on 20th of April as earlier planned in view of preventing the spreading of corona virus in the societ… Read More
2020-04-11 21:11
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52256169 Read More
2020-04-11 20:49
Government has introduced a control price for Rice varities ,Keeri Samba ,Red and White Samba and Red and White Kakulu with effect from yesterday (10).
Accordingly the ma… Read More
2020-04-11 20:02
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/11/us-coronavirus-death-toll Read More
Islandwide Curfew To Be Temporarily Lifted In 20 Districts Except 06 Districts On This Thursday (16)
2020-04-11 19:37
The island wide curfew currently being imposed will be lifted in 20 districts for 10 hour period except 06 Districts that are identified as high risk zones of spreading corona virus ,on comi… Read More
2020-04-11 17:45
Although the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe has yesterday (10)announced that no corona virus positive has been identified during yesterday ,07 Corona virus positiv… Read More
2020-04-11 17:44
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2020-04-11 15:22
The National Water supplies and drainage board had imposed a 12 hour long water cut since 4 p.m this evening (11) in several areas of Colombo and Gampaha districts Amidst the curfew im… Read More
2020-04-11 07:24
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2020-04-10 19:04
No Corona virus infected person has
been reported until 12 in the midnight today (10) according to the Epidemiology Unit .
Hoover 05 corona virus positives treated in 03 government… Read More
2020-04-10 18:03
https://www.worldometers.info/corona
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2020-04-10 10:27
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52241221 Read More
2020-04-10 06:04
The last batch of those who had returned from overseas and undergone quarantine process in a Quarantine center had left the Kandakadu Quarantine center yesterday (09)after being quaran… Read More
2020-04-10 04:11
Around 65 persons who were in hiding at Al qasim city Housing scheme in puttalam and in palavi area after having close contacts with the corona virus positive found at Al q… Read More
2020-04-10 03:06
Those who are crossing the district borders by violating curfew orders will be sent to quarantine cenrers for a 14 Day quarantine process from today (10)according to the De… Read More
2020-04-09 18:31
Only one corona Virus positive had been reported from Sri Lanka today (09)by 10 p.m .Accordingly the total number of Corona virus positives reported from the country had been incressed… Read More
2020-04-09 17:25
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-china-52225475 Read More
2020-04-09 01:04
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/202004
07-turkeys-unique-hand-sanitiser Read More
2020-04-09 00:14
To bring successful results on
preventing the spreading of Corona virus in Sri Lanka,the restrictions imposed islandwide should have been continued further without easing them… Read More
2020-04-08 23:48
The curfew imposed in 19 Districts
except Colombo ,Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam ,Kandy, Jaffna Districts and Ratnapura and Palmadulla Police divisions is scheduled to be lifted for 10 hour… Read More
2020-04-08 21:40
According to the latest Corona Virus
epidemic situation report issued by the Epidemeology Unit 228 Corona virus suspected cases(224 Sri Lankans, 04 Foreigners ) are being trea… Read More
2020-04-08 21:40
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2020-04-08 20:49
Two Prison Inmates at the Bussa Prison in Galle had been admitted to Karapitiya Teaching Hospital this evening (08)with high fever similar to Corona virus fever it has been reported… Read More
2020-04-08 20:37
Authorities have decided not to lift the curfew in Ratnapura and Palmadulla Police divisions tomorrow (09)morning as scheduled due to the two coroms virus positives identified from mudduwa … Read More
2020-04-08 17:44
Public health Inspectors attached to the Public Health Inspectors Office at Mannar had temporarily shut down the Tharapuram village in Mannar since this morning (08)as a corona virus suspect… Read More
2020-04-08 17:05
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-mumbai-makes-wearing-masks-in-public-places-compulsory-violators-to-be-punished-may-be-a-2208276 Read More
2020-04-08 14:33
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-
52208591 Read More
2020-04-08 14:28
Seventh corona death in Sri Lanka had
been reported this evening (08)as a male in his 40 's has died whilst receiving treatment at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Angoda .
This is the se… Read More
2020-04-08 03:38
https://time.com/5816938/wuhan-
coronavirus-lockdown-ends/ Read More
2020-04-07 19:31
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe
has stated today (07)that the only enamy the government has now is none other then corona virus and will use full resources to defeat this enamy even the… Read More
2020-04-07 18:56
Seven new Corona virus infected
persons had been reported from Sri Lanka within today (07)until 10 p.m ,increasing the total number of Corona virus positives reported in the country… Read More
2020-04-07 16:18
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-covid-19-patient-can-infect-406-people-in-30-days-if-preventive-measures-not-in-place-icmr-study/articleshow/75029922.cms Read More
2020-04-07 08:47
https://www.google.com/amp/s/time.co
m/5816252/boris-johnson-hospitalized/%3famp=true Read More
2020-04-07 08:41
A 80 year old resident of Dehiwala area
has died this morning (07)due to the corona virus infection whilst receiving treatment at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Angoda according to the H… Read More
2020-04-07 04:48
A 55 year old Sri Lankan Male lived in
Melbourne, Australia has died last Sunday (05) due to Corona virus infection whilst receiving Intensive care treatment at Melbourne Hosp… Read More
2020-04-07 03:17
Only two corona virus positives had
been reported from Sri Lanka during yesterday (06)the lowest number in weeks according to the Epidemeology Unit.With these two Corona virus posit… Read More
2020-04-07 02:39
Government has yesterday (06)decided
to continue the island wide curfew imposed in six districts namely Colombo ,Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam Kandy and Jaffna until furth… Read More
2020-04-06 16:47
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-
america-52139875 Read More
2020-04-06 10:45
During Curfew lifted hours in 20
Districts since this morning (05) long queues have seen infront of many shops ,Supermarkets, and common market places to purchase groceries an… Read More
2020-04-06 03:43
Director General Of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe has requested the public yesterday (05)to call 1390 hotline if someone has corona virus symptoms like cold ,cough and breathi… Read More
2020-04-06 03:22
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52177586 Read More
2020-04-06 02:56
According to the latest Report issued on spreading of Corona virus in the country by the Epidemeology Unit 259 corona virus suspected cases (257 locals ,02 Foreigners ) are… Read More
2020-04-05 19:00
The 10 th Corona Virus positive identified today (05) had been reported short while ago increasing the total number of Corona virus positives identified from the country to 176 accordi… Read More
2020-04-05 18:06
2020-04-05 17:46
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/coronavirus-seems-to-be-infecting-and-killing-more-men-than-women-11585819801 Read More
2020-04-05 17:15
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-man-arrested-at-bondi-as-crowds-descend-on-sydney-beaches/news-story/5e6c8e687a9e0f3b11cde79b9f5627f… Read More
2020-04-05 16:48
A Person undergone the 14 day quaranyinf period at a quarantine Center had tested positive for Corona virus 07 days after his release from the quarantine center according to Health circles… Read More
2020-04-05 15:54
Nine Corona virus positives had been reported from the island within today (05) by 9 p.m increasing the total number of Corona virus positives detected in the country to 175 .
Also fi… Read More
2020-04-05 15:16
Government has announced this week from 06 th of April to 10th of April as a week of work from home for both government and Private sector Employees .
However the given period cannot… Read More
2020-04-05 08:46
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/australian-scientists-discover-head-lice-drug-kills--in-lab-20200404-p54h15.html Read More
2020-04-04 22:08
https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2020/03/29/two-metres-social-distance-not-enough-report-suggests-12474108/amp/ Read More
2020-04-04 21:12
The cremation of the fifth person died due to Corona Virus this morning (04) Was held at the Vijayabapura Cemetery cremarorium in Aralaganwila area this noon in the… Read More
2020-04-04 20:23
Prison Authorities had released 2961 prisoners most of them charged for minor offences from 17 th of March up to now under the advise of President Gotabaya Rajapakshe accor… Read More
2020-04-04 19:13
2020-04-04 19:10
https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/health/coronavirus-australia-rats-on-rise-as-covid19-shutdown-cuts-their-food-supply/news-story/77bc1ab323379228fb2c6d1a85080165 Read More
2020-04-04 18:47
2020-04-04 18:43
Civil Aviation Authority has today (04)decided to close down all Airports including Katunayake International Airport for incoming flights until furher notice to avoid spreading of Coro… Read More
2020-04-04 18:22
Around 273 corona virus suspected cases are being currently treated at 28 Government Hospitals according to the Latest situation report issued by the Epidemeology Unit.
Majority of these su… Read More
2020-04-04 18:14
Seven corona virus positives and One Corona virus Death had been reported today (04)by 10,55 p.m according to the Epidemeology Unit
With the corona death reported today (04) the… Read More
2020-04-04 08:40
https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/government-issues-advisory-asking-people-to-wear-homemade-face-covers/articleshow/74979930.cms Read More
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