Medicine to doorstep

2020-03-30   |   Health

The Rajya Osu Sala of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation has taken steps to send medicines to people's doorsteps on request. The government said onl...

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Italy’s coronavirus death toll is higher than China’s

2020-03-30   |   Health

Army medical staff disinfect coffins being kept in a church near Bergamo, Italy(DM)   Italy, (Daily Mail), 28 March 2020 -  Italy’s c...

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Abans donates to hospitals across island

2020-03-27   |   Health

Many responsible citizens have been joining in to support the efforts of the government to fight COVID-19 and the Abans group too has lent a hand.&nbs...

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Navy introduces full-body disinfection chamber

2020-03-27   |   Health

The Sri Lanka Navy has developed a disinfection chamber to prevent and control the spread of new coronavirus. Navy said the Eastern Naval Command and ...

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India declares 21-day ’total lockdown’ as coronavirus cases rise

2020-03-25   |   Health

India's 1.3 billion people will go under "total lockdown" for 21 days to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi s...

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Hantavirus kills man in China; but it’s not a new virus

2020-03-25   |   Health

eports of a person in China dying due to a virus called 'hantavirus' have spread panic at a time when the world is battling the pandemic of novel coro...

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86 total COVID-19 patients identified so far in SL

2020-03-23   |   Health

Five more patients have been tested positive for the virus since yesterday (22) in Sri Lanka, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 86, Minis...

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Military trucks transport coronavirus victims’ coffins to be cremated

2020-03-22   |   Health

Army trucks drive along a road in Bergamo yesterday in what Italians have described as one of the ‘saddest’ images in the country’s history (DM)...

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Ready to help India with epidemic prevention experience: China

2020-03-22   |   Health

People wearing protective face masks (HT)   Beijing, (Hindustan Times), 19 March 2020 -  China on Thursday said it was ready to share i...

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Number of COVID-19 patients rises to 70

2020-03-21   |   Health

The number of COVID-19 contracted patients in the country has increased to 70 by now, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said....

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