COVID-19

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on Wednesday (12) announced an island-wide ‘movement restrictions’ from 11:00 p.m. Thursday (13) till 4:00 a.m. Monday (17), in what amounted to a de facto curfew. However, Army Commander Gen Shavendra Silva maintained…
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COLOMBO - A team of medical specialists on Monday (10) called for a rapid action plan to reduce the COVID-19 caseload, warning Covid deaths may reach unprecedented levels and a grave national catastrophe was a real potential threat in the…
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COLOMBO – A 20-day ban on inter-province travel came into effect at midnight on Tuesday (11), with Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana saying the restrictions will be in place until May 31. Rohana however said, essential services, such as…
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NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the G7 Summit in the UK in person, the Indian government said Tuesday (11), as the country reels from a massive wave of coronavirus cases. India is not part of the Group of Seven…
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COLOMBO - Facebook posts shared thousands of times in Sri Lanka promote a food supplement as a COVID-19 treatment, claiming the remedy cured patients at a local hospital. The claim is false: health experts warned the purported treatment was…
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka recorded 26 COVID-19 related deaths on Monday (10), the highest so far, as new cases topped 2500 for the second day, with 2,573 confirmations and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced inter-provincial travel…
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NEW DELHI – Bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims washed up on the banks of the Ganges river in northern India, with the frightening visuals sparking shock among locals as well as on Indian social media. Dozens of bodies were spotted…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka said Monday (10) it had secured a $500 million loan from South Korea, a month after a similar loan from China as the island faced a foreign exchange shortage amid a debt crisis. The government said South Korea agreed…
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DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE)  will from Wednesday (12) suspend the entry of all travellers, including transit passengers, from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka amid the Covid pandemic. The UAE, which is made up seven…
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on Sunday (9) reported 2,672 coronavirus cases, a new daily high, as health authorities scrambled to find hospital space for confirmed patients. The day also saw 15 Covid-related fatalities, taking the death toll to 801.…
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