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Sri Lanka’s health minister, who has faced criticism for consuming and endorsing a herbal syrup made by a sorcerer, has tested positive for COVID-19. A Health Ministry official on Saturday ...
In May 2020, Sri Lanka was ranked the 9th best country in the world for its successful response in tackling the virus; however, Sri Lanka was also ranked the 16th most vulnerable country to COVID-19. [77] In May 2021, Sri Lanka started its vaccination program with the Oxford–AstraZeneca and Sinopharm BIBP vaccines and Sputnik V.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. The first case of the virus in Sri Lanka was confirmed on 27 January 2020, after a 44-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei , China , was admitted to ...
23 August – The Sri Lankan music video Manike Mage Hithe sung by Yohani and Satheeshan surpasses 50 million views, making it the first Sri Lankan YouTube video to surpass 50 million views. [ 197 ] 23 August – Total number of COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka exceeds 7500 with 190 more deaths.
NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd. [1] News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels (Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV 1, five radio channels (Sirasa FM, Yes FM, Shakthi FM, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in Sinhala, English & Tamil languages, and social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter).
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena tests positive for COVID-19. [28] A 40-year-old Sri Lankan father Indika Gunathilaka murders his four-year-old daughter, Lily, and six-year-old son, Kohan, before hanging himself in the garage of their home on Essington Street, in the southeast Perth suburb of Huntingdale. [29] [30]
Vasantham TV broadcasts to the Western Province of Sri Lanka on VHF channel 10. The channel extended its coverage to the North and East of Sri Lanka on 6 January 2010, transmitting via UHF channel 25 and Vasantham TV expand its coverage island wide soon. [citation needed] Furthermore, viewers can stream the channel live, online via the ITN website.
Ada Derana news websites operated by Derana. Its content is available in English, Sinhala. and Tamil. It is ranked as one of the most popular local news websites by Alexa. [9] [10] In late 2007, Ada Derana entered into a partnership with Dialog Telekom, the largest mobile phone operator in Sri Lanka, to send breaking news alerts to all Dialog ...