Another patient who tested positive for the Coronavirus has died today, marking the 8th death reported in Sri Lanka due to COVID-19.

One more patient has tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 719, says the Ministry of Health.

The President’s Media Division today issued another clarification with regard to the system recently introduced regarding allowing people to leave their homes based on the last digit of their National Identity Cards (NICs).

The Sri Lanka Navy says a COVID-19 affected Navy personnel, who was receiving treatment at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases after being admitted on the 25th of April, has been discharged after making a full recovery.

Three more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital after recovering from the virus, stated the Ministry of Health.

A special SriLankan Airlines flight carrying 208 Sri Lankan students from the United Kingdom has arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) early this morning (04).

The Criminal Investigations Department has arrested another suspect pertaining to investigations being carried out into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (3) declared that in terms of Article 150(3) of the Constitution, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was constitutionally empowerd to allocate funds for any purpose, for which funds had not been allocated by Parliament.

10 more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 718, says the Ministry of Health.

The United National Party has reached a decision to boycott tomorrow’s discussion organised by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

One more patient has tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 708, says the Ministry of Health.

One more patient has tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 707, says the Ministry of Health.

One more patient has tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 706, says the Ministry of Health.

10 more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital after recovering from the virus, stated the Ministry of Health.

An inmate of the Mahara Prison has died in an attempt to escape from the prison, stated the Police Media Spokesman.

The Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) has warned the Government that there could be an essential drug shortage in the country owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.