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…
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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 - WHO tracks 20 sublineages of the Delta variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) is tracking 20 sublineages of the Delta variant which is still dominant in global circulation, a leading epidemiologist…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka to roll out COVID booster doses for selected groups from Nov.
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be administered as a booster dose for employees in health sector, tri-forces, police, tourism sector and other…
Health LNP - US provides additional $2.5 million for urgent Covid-19 assistance in Sri Lanka
The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced an additional $2.5 million in urgent COVID-19…
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 - 12 more die of COVID-19
A total of 12 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (16) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
Health LNP - 21 more die of COVID-19
A total of 21 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (13) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
Health LNP - Pfizer booster shots for all before March
● Booster roll-out to begin in November ● Youngsters to get booster 6 months after second dose ● Elderly, comorbidities to get it sooner ● Children above 12…
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…
Health LNP - IMF lowers Sri Lanka’s outlook on persistent pandemic pressures
Cites supply chain issues, higher prices make recovery difficult and uneven Advocates for aggressive vaccination to look past pandemic for durable recovery…
Health LNP - 10-30 % of total infected patients suffer from post-COVID symptoms
Shedding light on post-COVID condition in Sri Lanka and control measures, a medical expert said at least 10 to 30% of total patients infected with COVID-19…
Health LNP - Current restrictions likely to be extended until Oct. 31
The restrictions which are scheduled to be lifted from October 16 are likely to remain in effect until October 31, sources said. The Health Ministry on…
Health LNP - COVID vaccine: University students too show reluctance
There is still hesitancy shown by youth in getting COVID-19 vaccination and in particular, the university students have also been hesitant to get themselves…
Health LNP - Fully immunized passengers invited to duty-free shopping: BIA
Fully vaccinated passengers who arrive with a red stamp endorsement from the Airport Health Office on their vaccination certificate are invited for duty-free…
Health LNP - Adults, women at excess risk for COVID re-infection: Latest research
A latest foreign research highlighted that adults, women, immunocompromised individuals and those with prior hospitalization for COVID-19 are at excess risk…
Health LNP - Dengue stings amid COVID-19; similar symptoms a concern
Amidst the threat of COVID-19 and the consequent lockdown, health authorities have sounded an alert on cases of dengue, which have started to emerge due to…
Health LNP - Health Ministry deeply concerned about Long-COVID symptoms
In the wake of what was revealed in a recent study on core long-COVID-19 symptoms, the Health ministry is compelled to pay a special attention on the…
Health LNP - Convene ACCD to inoculate Pfizer for 16-19 age group healthy children: GMOA requests Health DG
The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) requested the Health Services Director General to convene the Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases…
Health LNP - ’’No direct links between reopening of schools & vaccinating children’’
There is no direct link between the reopening of schools and vaccinating children, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said.…