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LNP - Dhammika Bandara’s ayurvedic syrup not a cure to COVID-19, clinical tests confirm

2021-05-06 | Health

Clinical tests have confirmed that the syrup introduced by Ayurvedic practitioner Dhammika Bandara is not a cure for the COVID-19 virus. Accordingly, ...

LNP - Sri Lanka to roll out Sputnik V vaccine from tomorrow

2021-05-06 | Health

Sri Lanka will roll out the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine starting from tomorrow (May 06), says State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Ph...

LNP - Over 63% of country’s population can be vaccinated before end of 2021 – Health Min.

2021-05-05 | Health

More than 63 percent of the Sri Lankan population can be comprehensively vaccinated before the end of this year, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarac...

LNP - One in two people globally lost income due to the pandemic – Gallup

2021-05-04 | Health

The COVID-19 crisis has hit workers across the world, particularly women, who are over-represented in low-paid precarious sectors (Thomson Reuters Fou...

LNP - First batch of Sputnik V vaccine arrives in Sri Lanka

2021-05-04 | Health

Sri Lanka has received the first batch of Sputnik V COVID-19 purchased from Russia. State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuti...

LNP - Medical specialists warn of potential oxygen crisis

2021-05-03 | Health

While saying that oxygen is considered the most important medical need for COVID-19 at present, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) said stoc...

LNP - Schools should not be opened right now; Medical experts

2021-05-03 | Health

One of the leading Covid-19 researcher and head of Jayawardenapura University’s Immunology and Molecular Sciences Department, Prof. Neelika Malavige...

LNP - Ayurveda Hospitals allowed to treat COVID-19 patients

2021-05-03 | Health

State Minister Sisira Jayakody says that permission has been granted to utilize Ayurveda Hospitals to treat coronavirus patients. He stated that State...

LNP - 2,000 bed field hospital for Gampaha

2021-04-30 | Health

A 2,000 bed field hospital will be built in Warallawatta in Gampaha to cope with present pandemic situation,Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. ...

LNP - SL’s GDP projected to rebound amid vaccination: ADB

2021-04-30 | Health

Forecasts economy to grow 4.1% in 2021 and to moderate to 3.6% in 2022 The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship annual economic publication, the ...