Saudi Arabia bars international pilgrims for Hajj over COVID-19
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus....
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Iraqi football legend Radhi dies from COVID-19
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi died Sunday from complications linked to COVID-19, the health ministry said, just hours before he was...
Xi praises SL’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts
(UTV | COLOMBO) – China has conveyed President Xi’ Jinping’s deep appreciation of Sri Lanka’s successful efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The Acting Ambassador...
712 Navy personnel recover from COVID-19
(UTV | COLOMBO) – 712 Navy personnel who had contracted the novel coronavirus have recovered after medical treatment. The Sri Lanka Navy in a statement...
COVID-19 recoveries rise to 1,287
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The number of COVID-19 recoveries in Sri Lanka has risen to 1,287. The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health said...
ADB approves $ 3 m grant to assist Sri Lanka’s response to COVID-19
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday (10) that it has approved a $ 3 million (over Rs. 500 million) grant...
COVID-19 infections in Sri Lanka rise to 1,884
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Another individual has contracted the novel coronavirus in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, four persons have test positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka,...
Three COVID-19 patients detected in Sri Lanka today
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Three persons have test positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, today. Accordingly, the total number of confirmed cases in the country...
COVID-19: Navy recoveries rise to 679
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The total number of Navy personnel who have recovered after contracting COVID-19 has risen to 679. 22 Navy personnel were discharged...
COVID-19: Sri Lanka’s recoveries count hits 1,252
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Ministry of Health confirms that 56 more persons who had tested positive for COVID-19 were discharged from respective hospitals as they...