Nine more COVID-19 deaths were reported yesterday (8). Accordingly, the COVID-19 death toll in Sri Lanka has gone up to 365.
A 95-year-old from Colombo 15, a 61-year-old from Anuradhapura, a 50-year-old from Kurunegala, a 70-year-old from Negombo, a 45-year-old from Colombo 12, a 76-year- old from Kayts, a 61-year-old from Horana, a 42-year-old from Gurudeniya and a 73-year-old from Mawanella succumbed to the deadly virus yesterday.
An alarming 878 cases were reported on Monday (8) increasing the total number of cases to 66,225. Majority of the cases continue to report from the Colombo district.
As of Monday, 167,762 persons have been given the COVID-19 vaccine, the Health Ministry’s Epidemiology Unit said.
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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