Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel With dengue cases past 50,000 and several districts nearing epidemic levels, Sri Lanka spent early July 2026 on edge over the outbreak. Into that anxious moment dropped a card carrying the News 1st logo and dated July 5, which quoted Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa as saying the government bears […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Negombo Prison erupted into the deadliest bout of prison violence Sri Lanka has seen in years in early July 2026, with 20 inmates and 7 officials killed inside 24 hours and relatives massing outside the gates for news. In the middle of that chaos, a post-style to look like an […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel People easily become anxious and fearful due to false and misleading information circulating on social media platforms regarding various diseases and viral conditions. Accordingly, as information was being exchanged these days that a new Covid virus condition was spreading, we conducted an investigation regarding it. Social Media posts: A message […]
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Sri Lanka has seen recurrent spikes in dengue cases in recent years, and during the latest escalation, a familiar pattern of health misinformation has resurfaced on social media. Amid heightened public anxiety over rising infections, false claims have been widely shared, suggesting that applying coconut oil on the skin can prevent dengue fever, despite the […]
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