Month: March 2020

Old couple in Wellawatte found infected with COVID-19

Old couple in Wellawatte found infected with COVID-19

An old couple living in Wellawatte were detected by  Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) medical officers to have been infected by…

5 years ago
COVID-19 Fund’s balance surpasses Rs.242mn

COVID-19 Fund’s balance surpasses Rs.242mn

With direct deposits and donations from organizations and individual donors, the balance of the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund…

5 years ago
Stop!

Stop!

Road blocks have been set up in several places in Colombo where vehicles are checked by the traffic police.

5 years ago
Banks gear up to push digital transactions to allow easy purchasing

Banks gear up to push digital transactions to allow easy purchasing

Efforts to move Sri Lanka towards a cashless society had been hindered by slow absorption of technology by the public,…

5 years ago
Don’t politicize distribution of essential goods: Sajith

Don’t politicize distribution of essential goods: Sajith

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday urged the government not to politicize the distribution of essential goods to…

5 years ago
Medical experts demand more tests to fight possible upsurge

Medical experts demand more tests to fight possible upsurge

Medical experts have warned that Sri Lanka needs to expand the availability of more COVID-19 tests to battle a possible…

5 years ago
UNP-President meeting postponed to tomorrow

UNP-President meeting postponed to tomorrow

The meeting scheduled to be held yesterday between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and a group of UNP MPs has been postponed…

5 years ago
Five villages in Beruwala locked down as dodger tests positive for COVID-19

Five villages in Beruwala locked down as dodger tests positive for COVID-19

The detection of an individual from Pannila in the Beruwala police area today, who failed to report his infection to…

5 years ago