The number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the country has now reached 150, Director General of Health Services Dr Anil Jasinghe stated.
Four new cases have been identified since yesterday, bringing the number to 150.
Dr Jasinghe also revealed that the new cases include two persons who had closely associated with the patient who passed away from the disease last night.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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