Health A considerable number of COVID deaths has been reported due to the delay in seeking immediate medical assistance, Health Promotion Bureau Director Consultant…
Health Sri Lanka would receive another consignment of one million doses of Sinopharm vaccines tomorrow, Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals State…
Health While increasing the country's reliance on oxygen by 441%, Sri Lanka has risen to third place among South Asian countries in terms of COVID-19 patients,…
Health The vaccination priority list is to be subject to several changes with the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in future, the Health Ministry said. Accordingly,…
Health The number of COVID related deaths among senior citizens and elderly persons at home has increased compared to the first and second waves, the Government…
Health Russia will dispatch 65, 000 doses of its Sputnik V vaccine next Friday, State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana said yesterday. Unlike other vaccines, Sputnik…
Health The final decision on whether or not to extend the entry ban at airports will be declared by the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak…
Health The administration of the second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine will commence on June 08, the head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19…
Health President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today advised the medical sector to administer the second dose of Sinopharm vaccine after a month (June 8) at the same location…
Health Around 375,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines out of 500,000 donated by China have been retained to administer the second dose, Army Commander Shavendra Silva…
Health A consignment 50,000 Russian-made Sputnik-V vaccine vials reached the Katunayake International Airport last night. The second batch of the vaccines was flown…
Health The Cabinet of Ministers has granted the approval to purchase 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine and one million doses of Astrazeneca vaccine immediately,…
Health The Ministry of Health has suspended drive through PCR tests at private hospitals. Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardene has informed…
Health The spike in the number of people infected with the coronavirus has resulted in some hospitals being unable to meet the demand. Concerns were raised on social…
Health More than 20,000 COVID-19 patients have been reported from all districts in the country within last seven days, of which nearly 10,000 patients were from the…
Health Some private hospitals have completely violated Health Ministry guidelines when conducting PCR tests and exceeded their capacities without following Ministry…
Health The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) has been able to secure 32 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Sri Lanka, SPC Chairman Dr Prasanna…
Health While saying that it will not be long before the hospitals are flooded with patients, completely inundated and the medical staff are stretched way beyond their…
Health While warning the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths could surge further in the coming weeks, State Minister Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle said when over 2,000…
Health State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) has made a commercial purchase of 14 million doses of the China-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm. The Embassy of…
Health With the vast escalation of COVID positive cases in the country, the capacity to accommodate the patients is reaching beyond maximum level, the Government…
Health Sri Lanka is to receive another stock of the China-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of…
Health Next consignment of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Sri Lanka on May 25 (Tuesday), says State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of…
Health Despite an announcement by the Mayor of Colombo, Rosy Senanayake and other government officials over the weekend that Sri Lanka had been able to secure…