COVID has killed 204 and infected 43,299 persons last year, the Health Ministry said.
On Thursday (31) five deaths from Dharga Town (72 year old male), Homagama (59 year old male), Galewela (46 year old male), Pelmadulla (75 year old male) and Colombo 05 (61 year old female) were reported. Yesterday also recorded 592 COVID-19 positive cases.
At present, 7766 persons are being treated at hospitals and COVID treatment centres island-wide. Meanwhile 35,329 persons have been discharged after recovery.
Majority of deaths and cases were from the COVID-19 second wave (Minuwangoda, Peliyagoda and prison clusters) which severely affected the Western province.
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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