COVID-19

Parliamentary Election: counting of votes to commence on Thursday

The Election Commission stated in a communiqué, yesterday, that it has made arrangements to start the counting of votes in the Parliamentary Elections to be held tomorrow in the respective districts...

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Parliamentary Election: counting of votes to commence on Thursday

‘ITUKAMA’ COVID-19 Fund balance surpasses Rs.1,549 million

Pathfinder translates ‘Prevention and Control of COVID-19’ manual to Sinhala

U.S. notches 4 mn virus cases, Europe tops 3 mn

WHO Chief rejects Pompeo charges

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‘ITUKAMA’ COVID-19 Fund balance surpasses Rs.1,549 million

The ‘ITUKAMA’ COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund balance has surpassed Rs. 1549 million following corporate, individual donations and direct deposits.The Fund’s...
Pathfinder translates ‘Prevention and Control of COVID-19’ manual to Sinhala

The China - Sri Lanka Cooperation Studies Centre (CSLCSC) of the Pathfinder Foundation (PF) translated and published the Chinese book ‘Prevention and Control of...
U.S. notches 4 mn virus cases, Europe tops 3 mn

US: The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hit grim new milestones Friday, with cases topping four million in the United States and three million in Europe as fresh spikes from...
WHO Chief rejects Pompeo charges

SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization chief on Thursday rejected as false an allegation by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he owed his position to a deal with...

Bill Gates denies COVID-19 conspiracy theories

US: Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday pushed back against some of the conspiracy theories spreading online accusing him of creating the coronavirus outbreak.“It’s a bad combination of...
Israeli firm developing coronavirus breathalyser test

ISRAEL: An Israeli company is developing a coronavirus breathalyser test that gives results in 30 seconds, billing it as a “front line” tool that can help restore a sense of normality during the...
UN calls for more Arab solidarity to fight pandemic

UN: Faced with deep and lasting consequences from the coronavirus pandemic, Arab countries must show more mutual support through aid, for example by creating “regional solidarity funds,” the UN said...
Over 13,000 S.African health workers contract COVID-19

SOUTH AFRICA: Coronavirus has infected some 13,000 South African health workers and killed more than 100 of them, the health ministry said Thursday, as the virus takes a toll on frontline caregivers...
COVID-19 GRIPS THE WORLD
SLTB incurring Rs.10 mn loss daily

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) is incurring a loss of Rs.10 million daily as passengers are being carried according to the number of seats available in buses due to COVID-19 conditions.“With...
‘Covid-19 vaccine could be ready within a year if trials are successful’

A vaccine for Covid-19 could be ready within a year if trials go well, a leading UK research scientist has sad.Professor Robin Shattock, who leads a team working to produce a vaccine at Imperial...
Coronavirus patients are eight times more likely to suffer a stroke than flu patients

Coronavirus patients are more likely to suffer from a stroke compared to flu patients, a new study suggests.Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York found that 1.6 percent of those with...
Masks prevent major COVID-19 outbreak at hair salon

US: Two US hair stylists who wore masks while infected with the coronavirus did not pass on COVID-19 to nearly 140 clients they saw over the course of several days, a study said Tuesday.The Centers...
Medical diplomacy during COVID19 through South-South Cooperation

Since the WHO declared COVID -19 as a pandemic, it has become a defining crisis of our time. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 12 May 2020, stated that while India believes in self-reliance, it...
New global alarm on virus spread and revivals

The spread of Covid-19 continues to be the major global concern with more than 12 million infected and over 500,000 deaths this week, and revivals of infections in Australia and Israel, where it had...
More drugs needed to fight COVID-19

Studies of remdesivir — the most promising drug shown to treat COVID-19 so far — will soon enter a new phase of research, even before analysis is completed on the current phase of study.It’s a sign...
Why South Asia’s COVID-19 numbers are so low

With 1.94 billion people, South Asia is home to almost exactly one-quarter of the world’s population. The region, comprising eight countries — Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bhutan, the Maldives,...
‘Government’s effective approach helped defeat COVID 19’

“The Government of Sri Lanka has been successful in containing the spread of COVID-19 through a balanced, networked and multi-sectoral approach which resulted in swift measures, effective contact...
Principals advised on schools’ hygiene, cleanliness

Schools authorities are advised to set up infrastructure facilities at schools so as to mitigate the COVID 19 outbreak by Monday (5).As per the instructions of the Education Ministry, hygiene and...