Sri Lanka announced a 10-day lockdown starting from Friday night in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus cases. This comes as surging infections and deaths overwhelm the island's health system.

Sri Lanka announces nationwide lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge

Top officials of a Hindu temple have been arrested in Sri Lanka for organising a festival in violation of a ban on mass gatherings due to a spike in coronavirus cases, a media report said.

COVID-19: Sri Lanka Hindu temple officials arrested for holding large festival

The Sri Lankan health authorities have said that a new COVID-19 variant is spreading in the island nation, which is highly transmissible. According to Neelika Malavige, the head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Sciences of the Sri Jayawardenapura University, the new variant can remain airborne for nearly an hour and is spreading fast.

Watch: Ultra-infectious new COVID-19 strain detected in Sri Lanka, can remain airborne for up to 60 minutes

Sri Lanka has issued a new gazette on coronavirus quarantine regulation, making not wearing of masks and failure in maintaining of social distance a punishable offence with six months of imprisonment or Rs 10,000 fine.

Sri Lanka makes masks mandatory under new quarantine laws; to impose fine if rule violated

Sri Lanka confirmed more than 300 garment factory workers have been infected with the coronavirus, after reporting its first community infection in two months. The health ministry said 321 cases have been identified in the cluster as of Tuesday after the first patient was diagnosed at a hospital two days ago.

Sri Lanka: 321 people at garment factory contract coronavirus

In Sri Lanka, Public health inspectors on Friday announced that they will refrain from COVID-19 related duties to protest Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi's recent remarks against them.

Sri Lanka: Public health inspectors decide to boycott work against country's health minister

Sri Lanka has turned a quarantine centre into a 500-bed field hospital for coronavirus patients after a sharp increase in the number of new infections, the military said Friday.

Sri Lanka turns quarantine centre into hospital as virus spikes

Sri Lankan authorities fear a fresh outbreak of coronavirus infections after thousands of mourners paid their respects to the body of a respected union leader on Saturday, defying a curfew and social distancing rules.

Sri Lanka fears new virus outbreak after funeral breaks curfew

Sri Lanka has reversed plans to end its virus lockdown on Monday, extending it for another week after a spike in coronavirus infections including at a naval base.

Sri Lanka extends lockdown after a surge in coronavirus cases

Sri Lanka Navy locked down a facility on Friday after 30 of its personnel tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Navy, in a statement, said that upon confirmation of a personnel from Polonnaruwa getting infected with COVID-19 while on leave, other personnel who were sharing the same mess and working at the same office were tested.

At least 30 Navy personnel infected with coronavirus in Sri Lanka