covid19 Archives - Page 4 of 13 - Lanka Business News

June 18, 2020

Clearly, the global pandemic caused by the spread of the new corona virus (COVID-19) already has an impact on the world economy and the broader market. No industry or economy has been spared by the devastating effects of the pandemic. But the service sector has naturally taken the impact much harder than others due to […]

June 14, 2020

Comprehensive measures taken by the Ministry of Foreign Relations, in close coordination with the key Government Economic Agencies and the private sector to address and mitigate the impact of COVID 19 particularly on Sri Lankan exports, has helped in sustaining and regaining lost markets for traditional Sri Lankan exports, while enabling new opportunities. Exportswhich accounted […]

June 10, 2020

Affirms promise ‘Protection for you and our country begins here’ The Peramaga initiative has established purpose-built outdoor COVID-19 screening centres at the Colombo North Teaching Hospital in Ragama and the Panadura Base Hospital. Peramaga is a joint effort of professionals led by pharmaceutical and healthcare specialist Dr. Sanjay Perera; infectious diseases specialist Dr. Changa Kurukularatne, […]

June 9, 2020

Beginning of May, Sri Lanka’s own high-quality hosiery company – MAZE, initiated the ‘MAZE of LOVE’ campaign which aimed to collectively show our gratitude towards the front-line medical teams, who are standing strong against the novel coronavirus for the betterment of our entire country. The campaign kicked off successfully and together with the joint support […]

June 9, 2020

Zurich/Switzerland, June 08, 2020. HeiQ Viroblock NPJ03 is among the first textile technologies in the world to be proven effective against SARS-CoV-2 in the laboratory. Tests conducted by Swiss textile innovator HeiQ with the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, Australia (Doherty Institute) showed that treated fabric achieved 99.99% reduction of the […]

June 4, 2020

The novel coronavirus pandemic has forced educators to drastically rethink how we teach. Immediately after cases were identified in March, schools and universities were among the very first institutions to be closed down. Since then, educators at all levels from primary to secondary to tertiary education, have been thrust into the deep end. Like their […]

June 3, 2020

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) has introduced a range of contemporary tech-savvy services for the benefit of its 37,000 students scattered all over Sri Lanka, in an effort to overcome challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The new services include an online registration portal for the benefit of aspiring […]

June 3, 2020

Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, the head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), commended Hemas Holdings PLC’s Club Hotel Dolphin for its role in combating COVID-19 in Sri Lanka by functioning as a quarantine centre from 1st April to 28th May 2020, at a meeting with company representatives at […]

June 3, 2020

2nd June 2020, Colombo: Vision Care, Sri Lanka’s largest eye care provider, has opened all branches in the country and is ready to welcome customers while maintaining the highest standards in safety and hygiene in order to combat the spread of the COVID-19 disease. The company has introduced a number of safety measures to ensure […]

May 28, 2020

Sunshine Foundation for Good, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings, recently donated 12 fully-equipped Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds worth Rs. 7 million to the Ministry of Health. Sunshine will work closely with the Ministry to place these new beds in the ICUs of COVID-19 reference hospitals located throughout […]

SLIM effort to uplift the service excellence in the country with CSM

Foreign Ministry Helps Sri Lanka Exporters Overcome Adverse Impact of COVID 19

The Peramaga Initiative Establishes Outdoor COVID-19 Screening Centres

MAZE donates 600 socks to IDH under ‘MAZE of LOVE’ campaign

HeiQ Viroblock tested successfully against virus that causes COVID-19

IgniterSpace facilitates discussion on the future of learning in Sri Lanka

CA Sri Lanka offers a range of tech-savvy services to students amidst COVID-19

Army Commander commends Hemas’ Dolphin Hotel for exceptional services to the nation during COVID-19

Vision Care assures highest standards of safety and hygiene for customers at all outlets

Sunshine Foundation for Good donates 12 ICU beds worth Rs.7 mn to aid battle against COVID-19