Health LNP - Another consignment of Pfizer vaccine doses arrive in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has received another consignment of over 70,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine this morning. State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana…
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Health LNP - 5.6 million Sinopharm doses expected within two weeks
Mass inoculation against Covid -19 will gather pace further with the arrival of 5. 6 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines within the next couple of weeks, Daily…
Health LNP - 31 more die of COVID-19: Death toll surges to 3,733
A total of 31 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (16) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today increasing the death…
Health LNP - 50 more succumb to COVID-19
A total of 50 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (14) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today. According to the…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka to receive its largest vaccine donation from China this month
Sri Lanka will receive its largest donation of COVID-19 vaccines this month after China has decided to grant 1.6 million Sinopharm doses to Sri Lanka’s Health…
Health LNP - Country to be reopened in September?
If there is no major change in the situation, the country is expected to be fully open by September, Commander of the Army General Shavendra Silva said. The…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka confirms 37 new COVID deaths
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 37 more COVID-19 related fatalities that have occurred yesterday (July 13). The new development has…
Health LNP - 36% of target population given at least the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Thirty six percent of the total population above 30 years of age in Sri Lanka has been administered with at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the…
Health LNP - Vaccinating teachers will be completed within 10 days: GL
The Education Ministry is hoping to complete administering COVID vaccination for all teachers in the country with the next ten days, Education Minister Prof.…
Health LNP - Govt. mulls vaccinating children below 18
As the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above the age of 30 is on the move at present in the country, authorities are considering vaccinating children…
Health LNP - Japan to donate AstraZeneca vaccines to Sri Lanka through COVAX
Japan has decided to provide 1.45 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured there to Sri Lanka through the COVAX Facility of the World Health…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka receives ICU equipment to battle COVID-19 pandemic
UNICEF today handed over a consignment of critical equipment to the Ministry of Health, to support the government’s response to the COVID-19 situation in Sri…
Health LNP - Watch out; children deprived of social links due to online activities: Community Physician
There is a threat of maintaining fewer social connections for children of all ages who have indulged in online activities for the whole day, Family Health…
Health LNP - New revised health guidelines to be issued, lifting some restrictions
Director-General of Health Services will issue revised guidelines, lifting several restrictions, which need to be followed by people due to COVID-19, Army…
Health LNP - 40 more die of COVID-19
A total of 40 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (07) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today. According to the…
Health LNP - Pfizer vaccination in Colombo postponed
The Pfizer vaccination in Colombo which was underway as the second dose for the AstraZeneca vaccine, has been postponed as the AstraZeneca vaccine will be…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka on alert as Lambda spreads in over 30 countries
Sri Lanka is on alert as the Lambda variant of the coronavirus was found to be spreading in some 30 countries and could even be resistant to current Covid…
Health LNP - 50,000 more doses of Sputnik V vaccines arrive
A stock of 50,000 Russian made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines were brought to the country this morning, the airport Duty Manager said. The vaccines were flown in…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka confirms 32 more Covid-19 deaths
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 32 coronavirus related deaths in the country for July 04, increasing the death toll due to the…
Health LNP - Authorities clarify why spas allowed to operate
Health authorities yesterday clarified as to why spas were allowed to operate as per the revised health guidelines issued on Sunday. Speaking to the Daily…
Health LNP - 34 more die of COVID-19
A total of 34 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (02) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
Health LNP - Vaccinate all above 30 in WP before July 31: Prez tells health officials
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed health sector officials to vaccinate all the people above the age of 30 in the Western Province (WP) before…
Health LNP - Pfizer jabs in Sri Lanka today
The first dispatch of 26,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines was to be delivered to the country early this morning, a minister said. State Minister of Production,…
Health LNP - Army to establish ’Walk-in’ vaccination centres from Monday
Medical teams of the Directorate of Preventive Medicine of the Army will establish new ‘walk in’ Community Vaccination Centres across the country and commence…