Ishara Mudugamuwa

Health guidelines updated

Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena yesterday said that the Heads of Government institutions already gazetted under the Essential Services category should call only the...

Travel only if essential

The lifting of travel restrictions today does not mean opening the country fully and certain restrictions and health guidelines will remain effective even after 4 a.m. today...
Over 3.1 m Lankans receive COVID-19 jabs

As per the statistics of the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka has administered 3,140,256 doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far.Accordingly, the first dose...
NCD strategy in the offing

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi yesterday instructed the relevant officials to expedite the preparation of long-term and short-term plans to protect the people from...
Rs.300 b spent on anti-COVID efforts

The Government has spent over Rs.300 billion on COVID control efforts, despite which it has also allocated Rs.692 billion for development projects in 2021, Co-cabinet...

EU led astray by interested parties with Resolution - Minister

The Constitution is the right of the citizens of Sri Lanka and the sovereignty lies within the people of Sri Lanka and not anybody else, Co-Cabinet Spokesman Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella...
Govt aims to jab 60-70 percent of Sri Lankans for COVID - Minister

The government aims to vaccinate 60-70 percent of the country’s population by the end of this year, Co-Cabinet Spokesman Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.He was responding to a question...
Decision on lifting restrictions will be made on June 19 or 20 – Minister Keheliya

Cabinet Spokesman Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday said that the decision on whether to reopen the country on June 21 will have to be made on June 19 or 20 after a deep analysis on...
District Hospitals under PCs to be upgraded

Cabinet approval has been granted to upgrade selected district base hospitals under the Provincial Councils.Co-cabinet Spokesman Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said at the weekly Cabinet...
Cabinet approves to construct wind power plant in Mannar

Cabinet approval has been granted to construct a wind power plant for the Mannar Grid Substation. In January 2019, the Cabinet agreed to add 60 MW wind power capacity to 05 Grid Substations at...
Procedure of announcing COVID-19 deaths to be changed

The Health Ministry has taken measures to change the procedure of announcing COVID-19 related fatalities in a single day with effect from yesterday.Speaking to the media, Director-General of Health...
Wearing face shields no substitute for masks - HPB

The Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) yesterday stressed that face shields should not be used as a substitute for masks.“By wearing a face mask, we hope to minimise the spread of the virus from one...
Procedure of announcing COVID-19 deaths to be changed

The Health Ministry has taken measures to change the procedure of announcing COVID-19 related fatalities in a single day with effect from today. Speaking to the media, Director-General of Health...
Wearing face shields no substitute for masks

The Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) today stressed that face shields should not be used as a substitute for masks. "By wearing a face mask, we hope to minimise the spread of the virus from one...
More Sputnik V vaccines arrive

Another stock of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday morning, State Minister of Production, Supply and, Regulation of Pharmaceuticals...
COVID-19 death toll tops 2,000, 101 deaths reported on Thursday

The total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in Sri Lanka rose to 2,011 with 101 deaths confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services on Thursday (10).This is the highest ever single-day...
Alpha, Delta variants detected locally

The highly contagious Alpha COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom (UK) has been reported from nine areas in the country.Director of the Allergy, Immunity and Cell Biology Unit at the...
COVID-19: Alpha variant detected in nine areas in Sri Lanka

The COVID-19 variant (Alpha) detected in the United Kingdom (UK) has been reported from nine areas in the country. Director of the Allergy, Immunity and Cell Biology Unit at the Sri...
Lanka Sathosa to sell confiscated essential foods

Cabinet approval has been granted to sell essential food items confiscated by the Sri Lanka Customs to the public at a concessionary price via Lanka Sathosa outlets.Co-Cabinet Spokesman Mass Media...
Cabinet approves drafting a National Cultural Policy

The Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal made by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs to draft a new National Cultural Policy further revising the...