Two persons with monkeypox virus were detected in the country, Director General of Health Dr. Asela Gunawardena said.
A 25 year old woman and her new born daughter who arrived in the country from Dubai were detected with the virus and have been admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) for treatment.
Dr. Gunawardena said the woman and her baby have contracted the virus from her husband based in Dubai, who had recently recovered from monkeypox.
The two cases were detected after the duo visited a private hospital in Colombo seeking treatment for the symptoms of the virus.
According to the World Health Organization, monkeypox is a disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although less severe.
By T.K.G. Kapila
The number of Buddhist monks who were killed following the accident at the Na Uyana Theravada Buddhist Monastery (Na Uyana Aranya Senansenaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, Kurunegala currently stands at nine , with four injured, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi told Parliament this morning. He revealed that two of the injured Buddhist monks are being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU
Several shops were damaged in a major fire that broke out in a shop on the third floor of a building at First Cross Street in Pettah, Colombo, today evening.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that both inequality and poverty ought to be regarded as a worldwide catastrophe that requires urgent attention.
The opposition has renewed its demand for a long delayed forensic audit into the controversial e-visa deal, following the sentencing of former Controller General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, for contempt of court.
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