Huge economic rescue plan agreed by EU Leaders
(UTV | COVID-19) – A plan for injecting billions of euros of emergency aid into Europe’s battered economies has been agreed by EU heads....
Category : Coronavirus Outbreak
Hopes dashed as Coronavirus drug fails first trial
(UTV | COVID-19) – A potential antiviral drug for the coronavirus has reportedly failed in its first randomised clinical trial....
Number of COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka reaches to 373
(UTV | COVID-19) – Five more persons infected with COVID-19 were detected in Sri Lanka today (24), raising the total number of confirmed infectees in...
Peliyagoda Fish Market employees and vendors cleared of COVID-19
(UTV | COVID-19) – Employees and vendors at the Peliyagoda Fish Market have been cleared after being tested for the COVID-19....
Over 100 Lankan students directed to Punanai Quarantine Centre
(UTV | COVID-19) – Over 100 Sri Lankan students who returned to the country from India yesterday (23) have been directed to the Quarantine Centre...
Curfew imposed in Damana and Uhana lifted
(UTV | COVID-19) – Curfew declared in the Damana and Uhana Police areas in the Ampara District this morning (24) has been lifted....
Four more COVID-19 patients identified
(UTV | COVID-19) – Four new patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka today (23), bringing the total number of cases to 334,...
Cabinet to donate 1-month’s salary to COVID-19 Fund
(UTV | COVID-19) – Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has made arrangements to donate 1-month’s salary of Cabinet Ministers to the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security...
Public transport between districts prohibited
(UTV | COVID-19) – Public transport even between districts where police curfew was lifted was prohibited, Passenger Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said....
EU to sign off huge rescue package
(UTV | COVID-19) – European Union leaders are expected to sign off on a huge rescue package for countries hardest-hit by the coronavirus crisis when...