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Tokyo records 143 new cases

editorJul 15, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – Japan’s capital, Tokyo, has recorded 143 new infections – bringing the city’s total to nearly 8,200, said an NHK report. In

Which countries have the most cases?

editorJul 15, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – There’s almost nowhere in the world now that hasn’t been impacted by the virus in one way or another. But here

Moderna vaccine enters final stage of human trials

editorJul 15, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – US biotech firm Moderna says it will enter the final stage of human trials for its Covid-19 vaccine on 27 July.

Private hospital in Ragama closed following detection of COVID patient

editorJul 14, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – Health officials today took measures to temporarily close a private hospital located in Ragama. The hospital was closed after a staff

COVID-19 recoveries in Sri Lanka rise to 1,988

editorJul 14, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – Seven more persons infected by the novel coronavirus have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals, increasing the total recoveries in

Confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 2,646

editorJul 14, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – The number of coronavirus cases reported from the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre has increased to 519 after 257 more persons

125,000 PCR tests conducted in Sri Lanka

editorJul 14, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – Sri Lanka has conducted 125,632 PCR tests thus far to identify COVID-19 patients. The Ministry of Health said 1,310 PCR tests

Two Homagama Army officers test positive for Covid-19, seven families quarantined

editorJul 14, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – At least 30 persons belonging to seven families in Homagama have been sent for self quarantine after two Army officers from

519 positive cases from Kandakadu COVID-19 cluster so far

editorJul 14, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – Sri Lanka has confirmed a total of 2,646 positive cases of COVID-19 as of last night (13) following the detection of

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 cases tally stands at 2,617

editorJul 13, 20200

UTV | COLOMBO – Total COVID-19 infections detected so far in Sri Lanka hit 2,617 late on Sunday night (12), according to the Ministry of