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Drastic funding cuts for public healthcare, means that Sri Lanka’s working masses face grave threats from an upsurge of new variants of the virus.

Posted on April 20th, 2021 Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka confirmed 05 new COVID-related fatalities today (April 20) as the death toll from the pandemic climbed to 625, says the Department of Government Information. Details of the victims are as follows: 01. An 85-year-old woman from Mattakkuliya area: She was tested positive for novel coronavirus while receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital and was later transferred to Mulleriyawa Base Hospital where she died on April 16. The cause of death was recorded as heart attacks and blood poisoning along with COVI...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): The Director-General of Health Services confirmed that TWO (02) COVID-19 deaths were reported in the country on Thursday (Apr. 08), raising Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 death toll to 593. The details of the deceased are as follows: 01. A 70-year-old male from Dehiwala. He was diagnosed as infected with COVID-19 virus while receiving treatment at Colombo-South Teaching Hospital and transferred to IDH, where he died on 08.04.2021. The cause of death is mentioned as heart attack, blood poisoning shock, high blood pressure, and Covid pneumonia. 02. A 79-year-old female from ...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): The Director-General of Health Services confirmed that FIVE (05) COVID-19 deaths were reported in the country on Monday (Mar. 15), raising Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 death toll to 532. The details of the deceased are as follows: 01. An 86-year-old female from Jaffna. She died on 13.03.2021 while receiving treatment at Jaffna Teaching Hospital. The cause of death is mentioned as Covid pneumonia and blood poisoning. 02. A 76-year-old female from Gampaha. She was diagnosed as infected with the COVID-19 virus while receiving treatment at Gampaha District Hospital and trans...

Bodies of Indian Fishermen handed over to Indian Coast Guard Bodies of Indian Fishermen handed over to Indian Coast Guard Written by Share: The 04 corpses of fishermen of the sunken Indian fishing trawler who had died on the 18th were handed over to the Indian Coast Guard. A Newsfirst team visited the area to investigate the accident that took place in the Sri Lankan waters northwest of the Delft Island. Meanwhile, Navy Media Spokesman Indika De Silva said, that the bodies were handed over at 10.30 a.m. today. The post mortem examinations of the bodies were conducted yesterday at the Jaffn...