New guidelines on face Masks
The World Health Organization issued new guidelines on face masks, changing its stance on who should wear a face mask and when. The latest guidelines published on June 5 recommend that the public wear...
Sri Lanka is changing, and will have to change
Sri Lanka is gradually but slowly emerging from continuous curfew imposed across the island with only essential services permitted to operate since early March 2020. Many economic activities in Colombo and its suburbs have...
Colombo’s air quality drops due to vehicular movement despite curfew
Air quality in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo deteriorated on Sunday due to an increase in vehicular movement, officials said, despite a countrywide curfew. “The air pollution in the morning was recorded at 46 on...
The Government has decided to provide a nutritious meal bag for school children.
The United Nations Government has agreed to provide 80 million financial assistance under the United Nations World Food Program to the Government of Sri Lanka for a proposal to provide nutritional support to school...
First Lady Savita Kovind stitches face masks for Delhi shelter homes.
resident Ram Nath Kovind’s wife Savita Kovind stitched face masks at Shakti Haat in the President’s Estate on April 22 to help fight Covid-19. The masks that Savita Kovind made will be distributed across...
South Africa’s tour of Sri Lanka postponed
Sri Lanka Cricket today announced that the South Africa National Team’s Tour of Sri Lanka, which was scheduled to take place during the month of June 2020, has been postponed. The decision was taken...
1,729 still remain in quarantine centers – Army Chief
Another batch of individuals who underwent the quarantine process will be leaving quarantine centers today (21), said Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva. Accordingly, 150 persons who were also subjected to PCR testing will...
US virus death toll passes 36,000 as Trump clashes with governors, China
Over half of humanity under lockdown as 2.2 million cases reported worldwide and global fatalities surpass 150,000 A paramedic suits up in personal protective equipment on an emergency call for a man in the...
SL Ayurveda Research Institute says cure to coronavirus may be found
The Bandaranaike International Ayurveda Research Institute has informed the Health Ministry that a possible cure to the coronavirus may have been found, but they are unable to test it due to the lack of...
“COVID19 will destroy local economy if Govt. doesn’t act now” – Ranil
Observing that the COVID-19 virus which at present has become a global epidemic, Leader of the United National Party & former Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe says that its implications would have far-reaching economic consequences....