Seven COVID-19 deaths were reported on Sunday (28) increasing the death toll from the virus to 471, the Government Information Department said.
A 56 year old male from Kurunegala, a 55 year old male from Anuradhapura, a 59 year old male from Gampaha, a 79 year old female from Rukgahavila in Gampaha, a 51 year old male from Demalagama in Gampaha, an 81 year old from Colombo 05 and an 87 year old from Pannipitiya died from COVID pneumonia and complications from both the virus and underlying health conditions.
Meanwhile, another 350 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday increasing the total number of confirmed infected persons to 79,089.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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