Another 190 persons have died from COVID-19 increasing the total number of COVID fatalities in the country to 7750, Health Ministry said.
Former Minister Mangala Samaraweera and President’s Counsel D.S. Wijesinghe were among prominent personalities who lost their lives to COVID yesterday.
Meanwhile, the number of COVID positive persons continues to surge with 4427 persons tested positive for the virus yesterday (24). Close to 400,000 persons have contracted the virus since the first wave.
Among those who contracted the virus are Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Ajith Rohana and State Minister of Development of Minor Crops-related Industries and Export Promotion Janaka Wakkumbura.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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