Health News
Health LNP - Govt. extends 10 month nutrition package up to 24 months for pregnant mothers: Amaraweera
The government has decided to extend the Rs. 10,000 nutrition package provided for 10 months to 24 months to improve the nutritional status of pregnant mothers…
Health LNP - Increase in passenger operations at BIA: Tourism Ministry
Following the opening of the country after the Covid epidemic and the relaxation of health guidelines, the number of daily passenger operations at the…
Health LNP - Clusters found in five districts; things could go from bad to worse, warns Health D
COVID clusters have been identified in five districts in the country, Director General of Health Services Dr Asela Gunawardena said. Accordingly, he told media…
Health LNP - Tution classes to resume today with 50% attendees: Health Ministry
The health ministry has issued the relevant health guidelines to resume private tuition classes from today. As a result, private tuition classes have been…
Health LNP - Second group from priority list to get booster vaccine from tomorrow
Those above 60 years of age will be administered with Pfizer vaccine as booster dose from tomorrow (17), State Minister Channa Jayasumana said. Accordingly,…
Health LNP - Keheliya doubts Teachers’ protest a deliberate attempt to spread virus
Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today said he doubted whether the recent protests staged by teachers and principals violating health protocols were a…
Health LNP - Rise in hospitalisations of children with COVID-19
There is a slight increase in the number of children being hospitalised with COVID-19, Health officials said. Dr. Channa de Silva, a paediatric respiratory…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka confirms another 15 coronavirus deaths, 458 new cases
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 15 coronavirus related deaths for November 06, increasing the death toll in the country due to…
Health LNP - AG gives green light to make vaccination card mandatory: Keheliya
The Attorney General has given the green light to make the vaccination card mandatory for the general public when they enter public places, Health Minister…
Health LNP - COVID transmission from child to child minimal: Medical specialist
The possibility of transmitting Covid-19 from child to child or from child to an adult was minimum, a medical specialist said yesterday. Paediatric Respiratory…
Health LNP - Over 200,000 Pfizer vaccines arrive
A total of 202,000 Pfizer vaccines arrived from Doha at the Bandaranaike International Airport on a Qatar Airways flight last night, authorities said. These…
Health LNP - Prioritise vaccinating 60 plus and elders suffering from non-communicable diseases: GMOA
According to the priority list given by the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) today, said the senior citizens and the elders who suffer from…
Health LNP - UK now recognizes Sri Lanka’s vaccination cards
The UK has opened up for Sri Lankan nationals who can now enter the country by providing proof of their vaccinations as Sri Lankan travelers, from November 1,…
Health LNP - Australia eases international border restrictions for first time in pandemic
Australia eased its international border restrictions on Monday for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing some of its vaccinated public to…
Health LNP - Easing restrictions is a gamble that might backfire: Health authorities
With relaxing of internal border controls and other restrictions, health authorities have urged people to act with a sense of responsibility. Director General…
Health LNP - SL on alert over new vaccine resistant COVID variant
Sri Lanka is on high alert over a new coronavirus variant named A.30, which can evade Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. State Minister Channa…
Health LNP - EU grants EUR 2 Mn to SL for COVID-19 health response
The European Union (EU) has granted a further EUR 2 million in funding to help Sri Lanka in its efforts to manage the pandemic. The grant, provided by the EU…
Health LNP - How arrivals can now complete the health declaration at BIA in 20 seconds
The government yesterday said that the new health declaration system inaugurated at the BIA was one of its kind which would enable passenger to complete…
Health LNP - Discussions in making vaccine cards mandatory underway: Health Ministry
The matter with regard to making the vaccination card mandatory when entering public places is being discussed by relevant stakeholders, the Health Ministry…
Health LNP - COVID situation at National Hospital under control: Health officials
The number of normal and ICU admissions of COVID-19 patients has drastically come down at the Colombo National Hospital and thereby the situation at the…
Health LNP - Pfizer vaccine to A/L students islandwide from today
Administering the Pfizer vaccine to students aged between 18 and 19 would take place at their respective schools throughout the country from today, a Medical…
Health LNP - WHO warns Covid pandemic will drag on into 2022
The Covid pandemic will "go on for a year longer than it needs to" because poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need, the World Health…
Health LNP -University students to be given Pfizer vaccine as booster dose
University students fully vaccinated with Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine will be given a booster of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, says the Director-General of Health…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka’s COVID vaccination figures grow further
Sri Lanka has fully vaccinated 85 percent of its population aged above 20 years, according to Epidemiology Unit’s data. This amounts to 67.2 percent of the…