The government has decided to assign four centres including three hospitals in the Puttalam, Gampaha, Kalutara and Colombo districts, which have been declared high risk zones, in order to treat COVID-19 cases.

The curfew imposed in the Southern, Eastern, Uva, Sabaragamuwa & North-Central provinces & Nuwara-Eliya, Matale, Kurunegala, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts has been lifted at 6am this morning and will be re-imposed at 2.00 pm until  6am on Monday (April 6).

Sri Lanka yesterday recorded the highest daily surge in COVID-19 cases as a total of 21 patients tested positive for the virus during the course of the day.

Ten more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 142, says the Ministry of Health.

Seven more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 132, says the Ministry of Health.

Seven more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 129, says the Ministry of Health.

Two more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Ministry of Health said.

The Public Relations Unit of the Presidential Secretariat will continue to operate around the clock in order to receive public complaints.

Measures have been taken to provide all Samurdhi families Rs. 10,000 and currently all officers are engaged in granting the advance to the Samurdhi recipients, the Samurdhi Development Department Director General Bandulal Tillakasiri said at a media briefing held at the Government Information Department yesterday (30).

A large number of organizations and individual donors are contributing funds to strengthen the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund.

Second COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka has been reported from the Negombo Hospital, the Ministry of Health said.

The government states that curfew in Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam, Kandy and Jaffna districts will remain in force until further notice.

Five persons from the same family have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection, stated Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi.

Two more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka increasing the total cases tally to 122, says the Ministry of Health.

The value of Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar amid the coronavirus outbreak.