The 5th Independent Expert Group Meeting, convened by WHO Sri Lanka, has said Sri Lanka will be able to avert about 18,000 deaths by Jan 2022...
Former Minister, Mangala Samaraweera was hospitalised yesterday after being infected with the COVID-19 virus. Samaraweera is receiving treatment at a private hospital.
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Ministry of Health must remove restrictions on private labs to conduct rapid antigen tests, College of Medical Laboratory Science (CMLS) President, Ravi...
By Dinasena Ratugamage Devotees desirous of taking part in poojas at Jaffna Nallur Kovil would have to present their vaccination cards from 15 August, its administrators...
The breakdown of the entire healthcare system is around the corner, Intercollegiate Committee of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) told President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a...
By Saman Indrajith The JVP yesterday said that the government’s failure to prevent COVID-19 deaths was worse than the Yahapalana government’s lapses that led to the...
No lockdown There would be no countrywide lockdown, State Minister Channa Jayasumana said yesterday following a meeting held between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Presidential Task...
The Iluppakadawei Police on Thursday evening (12) arrested a fisherman in Mannar who had been keeping a protected sea turtle, weighing 25 kilos, to sell for...
The uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in many parts of South Asia implies that newer variants will continue to emerge, a research paper titled ‘Stronger together: a...
BY CYRIL WIMALASURENDRE KANDY – The remains of Jude Kumar Ishalini, 16, who died while working as a domestic worker at the residence of MP Rishad...