Sri Lanka probing implications of new identified delta mutations and what lies ahead
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s health experts have launched a probe to identify the implications of the three new mutations of the Delta variant...
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Wedding ceremonies banned from today
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Wedding ceremonies have been banned from today (17) in view of the spread of COVID-19....
Keheliya Rambukwella named as the new Health Minister
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Former Minister of Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella has been appointed as the new Minister of Health during today’s Cabinet re-shuffle....
Govt prepares to purchase oxygen stocks from India
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The government has decided to purchase 100 metric tons of oxygen gas from India for COVID patients who are being treated...
No decision for a total lockdown
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Certain decisions made with respect to combating COVID-19 will be revised in the coming days, hinted State Minister (Professor) Channa Jayasumana....
Sri Lanka receives 15,000 more doses of Sputnik V vaccine
(UTV | COLOMBO) – A consignment of 15,000 doses of Russia-manufactured Sputnik V vaccines has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (August 11)....
A consignment of 2.14 million Sinopharm Vaccines received
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Another consignment of 2.14 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccines have been brought to the island this morning (06)....
Hospitals being prepared to face rise in numbers
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Hospitals are being prepared to face a rise in the number of people infected by the coronavirus....
COVID-recoveries on the rise
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry stated that 1,902 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, increasing...
All public sector employees called to duties from today
(UTV | COLOMBO) – All public sector employees have been called to duties from today (02)....