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Seventh COVID-19 victim confirmed in Sri Lanka

utvnewsenglishApr 8, 20200

A 44-year-old male who was receiving treatment at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases passed away this evening. The resident of Mount Lavinia had traveled

All pharmacies island-wide to open on April 9

utvnewsenglishApr 8, 20200

All pharmacies across the country will open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Thursday (09). This was decided at the meeting of the Presidential

Dr Anton Sebastianpillai dies from COVID-19 at London hospital

utvnewsenglishApr 8, 20200

Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, a consultant geriatrician, who qualified as a doctor in Sri Lanka in 1967 and specialised in treating the elderly at the Kingston

Essential services allowed to use office ID as curfew pass

utvnewsenglishApr 8, 20200

Permission to use office identity cards (ID) as curfew passes during the islandwide Police curfew has been further extended till 30 April. The Police said

Mangala proposes special resolution in Parliament

utvnewsenglishApr 8, 20200

Former Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera has urged the government to immediately move a resolution in Parliament to raise the borrowing limit imperative for fighting

Naval boat patrols in Bolgoda River and Bentara Ganga on full alert

utvnewsenglishApr 8, 2020April 8, 20200

Authorities were forced to lock down the Atalugama area in Bandaragama and Dharga Town ordering the residents to self-isolate after finding persons contracted novel coronavirus

President wishes speedy recovery to UK PM

utvnewsenglishApr 8, 2020April 8, 20200

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa joined other world leaders wishing a speedy recovery to British PM Boris Johnson who is in Intensive Care at a London hospital

New mechanism to provide vegetables to all areas

utvnewsenglishApr 8, 2020April 8, 20200

The Special Dedicated Economic Centers in Dambulla, Thambuththegama, Nuwaraeliya, Keppetipola and Embilipitiya would be closed for the merchants until further notice as a special mechanism

A clarion call for unity to defeat COVID-19

utvnewsenglishApr 8, 2020April 8, 20200

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday made a clarion call for unity to defeat the common enemy COVID-19 keeping aside all political, religious, ethnic or other

1,815 arrested within 24hrs for violating curfew

utvnewsenglishApr 8, 2020April 8, 20200

The Police say 1,815 suspects have been arrested for violating curfew regulations between 6am yesterday and 6am today. The Police Media Unit said 595 vehicles