(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –China will donate 300,000 vaccine doses of its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka.
"China will donate 300K COVID19 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka"Category: LOCAL
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –COVID 19 Vaccine Committee Chairman and Senior Advisor to the President, Lalith Weerathunga, today stated that the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine, which is to be imported tomorrow, will be distributed to hospitals and treatment centers on Friday (29).
"AstraZeneca vaccine will be distributed on Friday"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana stated that rapid antigen testing will be carried out on all persons leaving the Western Province over the long weekend.
"Antigen testing on people leaving Western Province on long weekend"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –State Minister of Industrial Product Manufacturing & Export Diversification Arundika Fernando has tested positive for COVID-19, his media secretary said.
"State Minister Arundika Fernando tests positive for COVID19"
COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in India is expected to arrive in the island nation on Thursday (28).
"SL to receive 1st batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines on Jan 28"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – According to Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry, 737 new COVID-19 cases were reported so far on Monday.
"Coronavirus update: 737 new COVID-19 cases identified Monday, total rises to 59,167"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka confirmed four deaths on Monday due to COVID -19 raising the death toll from the viral disease to 287, according to health authorities.
"Sri Lanka reports four more COVID-19 deaths Monday, toll rises to 287"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation in northern seas on 09th January 2021 apprehended 09 Indian fishermen along with their trawler, for poaching in Sri Lankan waters. Subsequent to this apprehension, these 09 individuals were directed for 14 days of quarantine due to COVID -19 concerns.
"Indian fisherman tests positive for COVID-19 following quarantine"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 had identified 737 positive cases by yesterday morning.
"Over 200 COVID-19 cases identified yesterday from Colombo"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The schools in the Western Province under the new normal of COVID-19 commenced today (25) for the students who will sit for the GCE Ordinary Level Examination in March and a positive student attendance has been reported in all Education Zone, the Ministry of Education announced.
"Positive attendance of GCE O/L students of Western Province Schools – Education Ministry"