93 Sri Lankan students who were in Napal, stranded due to COVID-19 were flown into the country today in a special Sri Lankan Airlines flight.

Five more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 373, says the Ministry of Health.

101 Lankan students who returned to the country from India yesterday have been directed to the Punanai quarantine centre, whilst 37 residents of Bandaranayake Mawatha, Colombo-12 have been escorted to the Mulankavil, Kilinochchi quarantine center.

Government Veterinary Officers’ Union chairperson Veterinary doctor Hemaali Kotalaawala says that attention has been drawn on conducting bio sample tests of domestic animals in areas where coronavirus patients have been reported in the island.

The COVID-19 spread and fear has curtailed the freedom to hold the General Election. Holding a series of discussions and cancelling the date fixed for the polls earlier, the Election Commission has declared 20 June as the next best date.

The Sri Lankan Government will enable people around the world to visit cultural and heritage sites and see scenic beauty of Sri Lanka once the country’s international airports are opened, said Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Former Justice Minister, Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, yesterday, (23), alleged that those opposed to the Election Commission (EC) fixing parliamentary polls, on June 20, feared to face the electorate in the wake of the drubbing they suffered at the last presidential election, comfortably won by Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in Nov 2019.

29 Navy personnel at the Sri Lanka Navy base in Welisara have been confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said.

The Constitutional Council today met under the Chairmanship of former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.

Two more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 337, says the Ministry of Health.

One more patient has tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 335, says the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health has decided to involve private hospitals in the process of carrying out Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in the country to increase the number of PCR tests carried out daily.

Seven more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 334, says the Ministry of Health.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Presidential Task Force in charge of Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication.

Former State Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva, yesterday, said that Sri Lanka was not in a position to take advantage of extremely low fuel prices due to lack of storage facilities.

Seven more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 330, says the Ministry of Health.