While airborne transmission of COVID-19 has been reported in some scientific studies, this does not appear to be the main way the virus spreads, highlighted the Sri Lankan office of the World Health Organization...
The burial of COVID-19 victims can be permitted in Sri Lanka based on available scientific data, the Sri Lanka Medical Association has said. “A positive PCR found post-mortem does not necessarily mean that the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) will provide the COVID-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka within a legal framework, where the manufacturing companies will not hold any responsibility for the vaccines, Lalith Weeratunga, the Adviser to...
The Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched the Sri Lanka Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) in Colombo. Country specific FBDGs...
Police Headquarters announced the Quarantine Curfew passes will not be valid for use inside lockdown areas. Sri Lanka Police said the Quarantine Curfew Passes were only issued for the period of the Quarantine Curfew...
Rapid antigen test kits donated by the World Health Organization are expected to reach Sri Lanka on Sunday, pharmaceuticals state minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana said. “There is a lack of sensitivity in the new test...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed officials on Thursday (05) to strictly monitor the self-quarantine process enforced to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after the Quarantine Curfew is lifted. According to the President’s Media Division, approximately...
It would take at least another one month to bring the Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda cluster under control, Dr. Hemantha Herath, Deputy Director General (Public Health) said yesterday. Speaking to media, he said considering the situation at...