The Government has decided to allow private hospitals to carryout tests to determine if persons are infected with coronavirus, under strict conditions of the Health Ministry.
Director General of Health Services Dr Anil Jasinghe said that among the conditions would be that the Health Ministry should be kept informed of such tests and should convey the results back to the Ministry.
The test could be carried out only on patients admitted to the hospital.
He said that the private hospitals should not charge more than Rs 6,000 for the test.
Uptodate the governemnt had restricted private hospitals from carrying out these tests.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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