The Director General of Health Services has confirmed four more deaths due to COVID-19 this evening (1). The deceased are three males aged 67, 65 and 63 and a 91-year-old female.
The victims were residents of Alayadiwembu, Agalawatta, Dharga Town and Colombo 14.
The latest deaths bring the total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the country to 208.
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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