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Sri Lanka Asks Women To Delay Pregnancy Over Covid Risks
Sri Lankan women were urged to delay getting pregnant after more than 40 expectant mothers died of COVID-19 in four months, the health ministry said Thursday.
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8 Dead, 55 Injured In Sri Lankan Prison Riot Over Surge In Covid Cases
Intermittent gunfire rang out Monday at a Sri Lankan high security prison where a riot by inmates over a surge of coronavirus infections left at least eight dead and 55 wounded, police said.
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2 Sri Lankan Towns Under Indefinite Curfew After New Covid Case Detection
An indefinite curfew has been imposed on Divulapitiya and Minwangoda towns in the suburbs of Colombo after a COVID-19 positive patient was detected on Sunday, Army Commander and COVID-19 prevention task force head Shavendra Silva said.
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INS Jalashwa Brings Home Nearly 700 Stranded Indians From Sri Lanka
Nearly 700 Indians, mostly hailing from Tamil Nadu, arrived in Tuticorin today by naval warship "INS Jalashwa" from Sri Lanka, where they were stranded due to COVID-19 linked international travel restrictions.
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Sri Lanka Seizes Record $65 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrests 9 Pakistanis
Sri Lanka's navy seized $65 million worth of crystal methamphetamine and ketamine on Wednesday in the country's biggest drugs bust, officials said.
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Sri Lanka Reports First Death Due To Coronavirus
Sri Lanka has recorded its first death due to coronavirus, a 65-year-old diabetic man. The man, who was being treated for the deadly viral infection at Colombo''s Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), died on Saturday, said Anil Jasinghe, Director General of the Health Services.
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Sri Lanka Asks Women To Delay Pregnancy Over Covid Risks
Sri Lankan women were urged to delay getting pregnant after more than 40 expectant mothers died of COVID-19 in four months, the health ministry said Thursday.
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8 Dead, 55 Injured In Sri Lankan Prison Riot Over Surge In Covid Cases
Intermittent gunfire rang out Monday at a Sri Lankan high security prison where a riot by inmates over a surge of coronavirus infections left at least eight dead and 55 wounded, police said.
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2 Sri Lankan Towns Under Indefinite Curfew After New Covid Case Detection
An indefinite curfew has been imposed on Divulapitiya and Minwangoda towns in the suburbs of Colombo after a COVID-19 positive patient was detected on Sunday, Army Commander and COVID-19 prevention task force head Shavendra Silva said.
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INS Jalashwa Brings Home Nearly 700 Stranded Indians From Sri Lanka
Nearly 700 Indians, mostly hailing from Tamil Nadu, arrived in Tuticorin today by naval warship "INS Jalashwa" from Sri Lanka, where they were stranded due to COVID-19 linked international travel restrictions.
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Sri Lanka Seizes Record $65 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrests 9 Pakistanis
Sri Lanka's navy seized $65 million worth of crystal methamphetamine and ketamine on Wednesday in the country's biggest drugs bust, officials said.
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Sri Lanka Reports First Death Due To Coronavirus
Sri Lanka has recorded its first death due to coronavirus, a 65-year-old diabetic man. The man, who was being treated for the deadly viral infection at Colombo''s Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), died on Saturday, said Anil Jasinghe, Director General of the Health Services.
