A 40-year-old male from Wilaoya in Moneragala and a 48-year-old male from Piliyandala died from COVID-19 pneumonia and organ failure on Tuesday (16), the Government Information Department said.
Yesterday recorded six deaths from Panadura, Wilaoya, Piliyandala, Kochchikade, Ambalangoda and Nainamadama increasing the total deaths from the virus to 409.
Another 756 persons were tested COVID positive on Tuesday.
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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