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27 staffers of Ragama & Welisara Hospitals sent to quarantine centre

2020-04-12 | Health

Twenty seven healthcare staffers of the Ragama and Welisara Hospitals have been sent to the Navy Quarantine Centre in Mulankavil, the Navy said today....

US surpasses 20,000 coronavirus deaths

2020-04-12 | Health

While many countries around the world and cities in the U.S. are pointing toward positive signs that social distancing might be finally flattening the...

Four more COVID-19 patients recover

2020-04-11 | Health

Four more COVID-19 infected patients have been discharged from the hospital after being recovered, increasing the total number of recovered cases to 5...

Colombo Rubber Auction held successfully under strict health security measures

2020-04-11 | Health

The Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association (CRTA) with the approval of the government and Health and Indigenous Medical Services Ministry commenced its...

Dialog enables Health Ministry to create telemedicine units at 20 hospitals

2020-04-09 | Health

From left: Dialog Axiata PLC Group Sustainability Specialist Jeyarajasingam Iyngararaj, Dialog Axiata PLC Group Sustainability Head Charitha Ratwatte,...

India gifts 10-tonne consignment of medicines to Sri Lanka

2020-04-07 | Health

India gifted a 10 tonne consignment of essential life saving medicines to Sri Lanka, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. These medicines have been...

Recommendations from top Medical Professors towards an exit strategy

2020-04-07 | Health

Six Chair Professors of Medicine (and Specialist Physicians) in Sri Lanka have expressed their opinion on an exit strategy from the current COVID-19 l...

Medical experts demand more tests to fight possible upsurge

2020-03-31 | Health

Medical experts have warned that Sri Lanka needs to expand the availability of more COVID-19 tests to battle a possible upsurge in the coming weeks. S...

Covid-19 patient at Kalubowila sends 15 patients and 20 staff into quarantine

2020-03-31 | Health

Subsequent to the identification of a covert COVID-19 patient at the Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila, 15 patients and 20 staff members who came into c...

120 COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka

2020-03-30 | Health

Three more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Sri Lanka to 120, the Health Ministry said.The m...