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The services at post and sub-post offices have been limited

The services at post and sub-post offices have been limited to four days per week considering the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country, Acting Post Master General H. Hewage said.Accordingly, he said post offices and sub-post offices would remain open only on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.However, the EMS International Courier Service, the Speed Post Service, the Overseas Parcel...

A WHO expert said people living with HIV had an increased risk for severe disease from Covid

A WHO (World Health Organisation) expert said people living with HIV had an increased risk for severe disease from Covid as well as hospitalisation and stressed the need to prioritise vaccination of them globally. Making her remarks during WHO’S Science in 5 programme with Vismita Gupta-smith, Dr.meg Doherty, a WHO expert on the subject, said the WHO was taking it...

Nearly half a million of people were vaccinated yesterday

Nearly half a million of people were vaccinated yesterday against Covid-19 with over 300,000 second dose of Sinopharm vaccines. Accordingly, a total number of 490,805 people had been given the vaccines yesterday alone. Among them, 307,267 received the second dose of Sinopharm vaccine, while 153,958 were vaccinated with Sinopharm first dose. In addition to this, 25,576 people administered with Oxford-AstraZeneca first dose...

Yesterday, Colombo had the most positive cases

After marking the number of daily COVID-19 cases as high as 2,961 yesterday, the Colombo District recorded the highest number of positive cases that stood at 852, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID -19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said. They said the 2,956 cases were reported from the community and from home-quarantine while another five cases reported from among overseas...

2,161 Covid patients recovered today

2,161 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 295,518, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.

The reopening of schools has been further postponed

Education Minister Prof. G.L Pieris said that it is impossible to reopen the schools in September as it was pre-planned according to the prevailing situation. Addressing the media at SLPP headquarters today, Minister said that the administration had a clear strategy in place to reopen schools with the vaccination campaign. The Education Minister further said that they expected to give two...

Today’s Weather Forecast

Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, stated the Meteorology Department. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm can be expected at some places in these areas. Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Uva and Eastern provinces and in Mullaitivu district during the evening or night. Fairly strong...

Around 30 percent of the reported COVID 19 patients within Colombo City have been infected with the Delta variant

Around 30 percent of the reported COVID 19 patients within Colombo City have been infected with the Delta variant, Chief Medical Officer Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Dr. Ruwan Wijayamuni said today. “An average of 550 to 600 cases of COVID are reported daily in the City of Colombo and the Delta variant accounts for 30 percent of it,” Dr. Wijayamuni...

Pfizer vaccine vials have been flown in to the country from the United States of America

A consignment of 100,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine vials have been flown in to the country from the United States of America and freighted by Qatar Airways, the airport duty manager said.

Treatment for Covid infected people who do not have complications will be given at home

Treatment for COVID infected people who do not have complications will be given at home from today (9), the health ministry said. They said the pilot programme began in the Western Province (WP) earlier and this methodology is being expanded islandwide from today. People between the ages of 2 and 65 who show symptoms or minor symptoms are to be treated...