A 73-year-old male from Maradana died last night from COVID-19, making him the third victim to die from the disease in the country.
Director General of Health Services Dr Anil Jasinghe stated that the deceased had initially been treated at the Sri Jayewardenepura Teaching Hospital and it was there that he was diagnosed as a COVID-19 patient yesterday itself.
He was transferred to IDH but died on admission.
The victim had been suffering from a variety of underlying health issues including diabetes, high blood pressure and impeded kidney function.
The patient had been admitted to hospital at a point when his condition worsened, Dr Jasinghe added.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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