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Sri Lanka coronavirus total rises to 588

The number of total confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka has risen to 588, according to the Epidemiology Unit report released at 11:30 pm Monday (27)

Sri Lanka coronavirus total rises to 523 with 71 new cases on Sunday

Sri Lanka reported 71 new cases Sunday, raising the total number of people contracted the coronavirus to 523, the Health Ministry said

Sri Lankan president stresses developing economy during COVID-19 pandemic

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has stressed developing national economy while the country is battling the COVID-19 pandemic as he recently appointed a Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication

27,000 overseas Sri Lanka citizens want to return, 19,000 from Kuwait

Over 27,000 overseas Sri Lankans have said they want to return to the country, with 17,000 in Kuwait who had been declared ‘out of status’ Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry quoted Secretary Ravinatha Ariyasinghe as saying

Sri Lanka’s total rises to 460

The number of total confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka has risen to 460 according to the Health Promotion Bureau report released at 11 pm Saturday

Another 163 Sri Lankan students repatriated from India

Sri Lanka’s national carrier, SriLankan Airlines operated another special to bring back Sri Lankans stranded in Mumbai, India following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
 

Sri Lanka requests Kuwait to extend amnesty for overstaying expatriates until 30 May

The government of Sri Lanka has requested the government of Kuwait extend the time allowed for overstaying Sri Lankans to return until 30 May

30 more SL naval officers test COVID-19 positive

Thirty more Sri Lankan Navy personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 taking the overall number of infections in the island-nation to 414, an Army official said on Saturday

SriLankan Airlines scheduled flight suspension till May 15

State-run SriLankan Airlines will continue suspension of scheduled flights at least until May 15, while cargo and special rescue flights would continue

Islandwide curfew lifted on Monday at 5 am travel restrictions for high-risk areas

The islandwide curfew in Sri Lanka will be lifted on Monday,  April 27 at 5.00 am Police Headquarters announced with conditions imposed on inter-district travel

Sixty more Navy personnel confirmed COVID 19 positive; total 409

Thirty more Sri Lanka Navy personnel in the Welisara Navy camp have tested positive for COVID 19 bringing the total in the facility to sixty, Army Commander Lt Gen Shavendra Silva said

Huge surge in COVID-19 patients as 30 Navymen test postive at Welisara

Sri Lanka has had the biggest surge in new COVID-19 cases since the outbreak today April 23, after 30 Navy personnel at the huge Welisara camp were confirmed as having contracted the virus

Sri Lanka launches campaign to assist stranded tourists

Sri Lanka's National Association for Professionals in Tourism (NAFPT) on Thursday said it had launched a four-day campaign in several areas of the island-nation to assist foreign tourists who are currently stranded due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Sri Lankan students from India moved to Punani Quarantine Facility

The 101 Sri Lankan students who were airlifted from India by SriLankan Airlines were moved to the Punani Quarantine Facility, which is operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 infections rises to 335

The number of COVID-19 infections in Sri Lanka rose to 335, health officials said, after five people tested positive on Thursday