Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sri Lanka health authorities urge people to get COVID-19 doses

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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s health authorities have urged citizens to get their COVID-19 vaccines as 900,000 locals were yet to receive their doses due to an anti-vaccination movement spreading across the country, local media reported here Thursday. Epidemiology Unit Director of the Health Ministry, Samitha Ginige quoted in the Daily Mirror said that 17.6 million … Read more

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 death toll crosses 16,000 mark

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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s total COVID-19 death toll surpassed the 16,000 mark after 30 new deaths were reported, the Health Ministry said here in an update on Tuesday. According to official figures, the total death toll from the virus reached 16,024 on Monday evening, while the total number of positive cases reached 638,043 since March … Read more