14-day mandatory quarantine for all arrivals in Sri Lanka – Health Ministry
Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry introduced new Quarantine Measures for travellers arriving from overseas during the COVID-19 pandemic situation. “The quarantineContinue Reading
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Indian doctors warn against cow dung as COVID cure
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief itContinue Reading
WHO classifies India variant as being of global concern
GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organziation said on Monday that the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year wasContinue Reading
Sri Lanka announces provincial travel restrictions to fight rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus
May 10, Colombo – Sri Lanka will move to seal Provinces this week after strict travel restrictions are to beContinue Reading
UAE bans entry of passengers from Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
The United Arab Emirates has taken steps to ban the entry of all passengers from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh andContinue Reading
Maldives police say key suspect in Nasheed attack arrested
MALE, Maldives — Maldives police said Sunday they arrested a person believed to be the prime suspect in an explosionContinue Reading
Out of control China rocket reentered the Earth’s atmosphere near Maldives, landed southwest of India, Sri Lanka- China’s space agency
An out-of-control Chinese rocket plunged out of orbit Saturday night ET and reentered Earth’s atmosphere, according to China’s space agency.Continue Reading
Watch: CCTV footage just before Maldives bomb blast; ‘Religious extremists’ suspected- Police
Maldives police said that “religious extremists” staged the attempt to assassinate former president Mohamed Nasheed, who has been taken offContinue Reading
Oil for oxygen: Covid-hit India welcomes Saudi medical aid, boosts oil imports
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday thanked Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern oil producersContinue Reading
Indian variant of Covid detected in Sri Lanka
The Indian variant of the coronavirus known as B.1.617, has been detected in Sri Lanka for the first time, itContinue Reading
