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Children Of The Pandemic: Lady Ridgeway Hospital For Children Overwhelmed With COVID-19 Patients

July has recorded the fastest rise in the number of COVID-19 cases among children, the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) has said.

COVID-19: Of New Vaccines, Community Centres And How Sri Lanka Is Leading The Vaccination Drive

Sri Lanka is currently listed at No. 2 in the global charts in terms of daily doses of a COVID-19 vaccine administered. The country falls behind Malaysia. The country is running an intense race against time to vaccinate all those who are eligible to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 (above the age of 30) in the Western Province after the deadline was set by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in early June.

Meet The Sri Lankan Team For 2020 Summer Olympics In Tokyo

The Tokyo Summer Olympics was originally scheduled to take place in July-August of 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the Games being postponed to this year. The Games will now take place from 23 July to 8 August and will be Sri Lanka’s 18th appearance. It has now been confirmed that a nine-member core team will represent the nation in seven sports.

The Story Of Cardboard Coffins

Susantha Fonseka (46) has been working in the funeral industry for over 26 years.
He runs the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Co-op Florist Shop in Kohuwala and is a third-generation florist. His business is one among many that had to make drastic changes due to COVID-19.

‘We Are Exhausted’: Three Frontline Doctors On Battling COVID-19

As a stubborn third wave of COVID-19 rages through the country, exhausted doctors, nurses, and other health sector workers have a solitary plea to the public: “please think of one another, rather than just yourself.”

150-year-old De Soysa Building In Slave Island Collapses

“We may have to leave sooner than we thought now. They [the authorities] might try to demolish it sooner,” Noor Zulsky Passela told Roar Media. He is one of the oldest occupants of the De Soysa building in Slave Island, a part of which collapsed on the night of 16 June.

COVID-19: Over 50% Of Elderly In Care Homes Vaccinated In Western Province

By the beginning of June, residents at 100 of the total 176 state-run elder care homes in the Western Province had been administered at least one dose of a #COVID19 vaccine.

How To Help Flood And Landslide Victims

With the floods receding and other risks posed by the recent inclement weather conditions now waning, people evacuated from high-risk zones are slowly returning home.

Work Begins On Five New Flyovers And An Elevated Expressway

Sri Lanka on 7 June began construction of five new flyovers and a four-lane elevated expressway. The mammoth infrastructure project by the Ministry of Highways, once completed, aims to reduce traffic congestion in Colombo and Kandy.

Domestic Abuse Survivors Turned Away By Police

“I was told not to break up families,” the woman told counsellors at Women In Need (WIN). She had tried to lodge a complaint on behalf of her aunt, who had been physically abused, but was summarily turned away by the Police.

MV X-Press Pearl: Navy And MEPA Collects Over 1600 Tonnes Of Waste And Debris

For 16 days now, officers of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), together with the Sri Lanka Coast Guard and the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), have been scouring one of the beaches worst affected by the MV X-Press Pearl tragedy.

COVID-19: Persons With Disabilities Not Prioritised In Vaccine Drive

The Government of Sri Lanka recently decided to increase the allowance of LKR 5,000 paid to persons with disabilities to LKR 8,000. This decision, meant to alleviate the COVID-19 burden on the differently-abled community, is to be implemented from this month.

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