In the last week of December, three COVID-19 deaths were reported in Sri Lanka, raising serious concerns of a renewed surge in COVID-19 pandemic. On December 24, a 65-year-old man died of pneumonia in ...

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- The Government has stepped up its testing and surveillance efforts in the country in response to growing global concerns surrounding a newly emerging COVID-19 variant. The ...

Rights activists have called for accountability from Sri Lankan authorities over the forced cremation of Muslim bodies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chirantha Amarasinghe, a Catholic activist, filed a ...

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their Twenty20 series in Australia, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday. Mendis was named in the ...