LNP - Sinopharm Group expresses interest in setting up vaccine refilling plant in Sri Lanka

2021-09-10   |   Health

Chairman of Sinopharm Group Liu Jingzhen has expressed his enthusiasm in setting up a vaccine refilling plant in Sri Lanka,the Sri Lankan embassy in B...

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LNP - Fully vaccinated people still susceptible to severe COVID disease or death: SLMA

2021-09-10   |   Health

While stressing the point that a minority of fully vaccinated people could get severe disease, and may even die, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SL...

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LNP - Sri Lanka confirms another 184 coronavirus deaths

2021-09-08   |   Health

The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed another 184 coronavirus-related deaths for September 06 (yesterday), increasing the official dea...

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LNP - SLTDA requests MoH to relax health guidelines to accommodate Russian Tourists

2021-09-08   |   Health

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) this week put forward a series of requests to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to relax the health gui...

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LNP - Introduce special plan of action to provide Colombo dist. youth with Pfizer vaccine: Govt. MP

2021-09-07   |   Health

A special programme should be introduced to provide Pfizer vaccine to the youth between the age group of 20 to 30 in the Colombo District as there was...

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LNP - Health Ministry wants Dr Ananda Wijewickrama to reconsider resignation

2021-09-07   |   Health

In the wake of the decision taken by Dr Ananda Wijewickrama to resign from the Intercollegiate Technical Committee of the Director General of Health S...

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LNP - Prioritise giving Pfizer vaccines to 12-18 year old school children: GMOA

2021-09-07   |   Health

Considering the strategies adopted in other countries, on the advice of Sri Lankan Paediatricians, Community Health Specialists and considering the li...

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LNP - 100,000 vials of Pfizer vaccine flown in

2021-09-06   |   Health

Another batch of 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reached the country this morning brought by Qatar Airways. The consignment weighed 549.03 kg...

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LNP - Adult population cannot be vaccinated 100%, says Health Ministry

2021-09-06   |   Health

The above 60 years population cannot be vaccinated one hundred percent in the country due to numerous reasons, the Health Ministry said today. Deputy ...

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LNP - 85% Covid deaths among those with chronic diseases: HPB Director

2021-08-31   |   Health

The Health Ministry said today that 85% of the 6,985 Covid-19 deaths that have been reported upto August 13, were among people who were suffering from...

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LNP - More vaccines for Army-driven vaccination, less for hospitals, MOH: GMOA

2021-08-31   |   Health

The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) today charged that large stocks of COVID-19 vaccines were provided for vaccination rollout by the ...

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LNP - Covid-19: Govt. to provide indigenous medicines to all families

2021-08-31   |   Health

The Government has planned to implement a program to provide indigenous immune strengthening medicines and immune strengthening porridge to all famili...

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LNP - Key data on effectiveness of vaccines soon

2021-08-28   |   Health

Key data on the effectiveness of Covid vaccines currently used in Sri Lanka, against new variants, is to be submitted to the relevant authorities soon...

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LNP - 2.3 mn doses of Sinopharm vaccines brought in today

2021-08-28   |   Health

Sri Lanka has today received 2.3 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China freighted by two SriLankan Airlines aircraft, the airport duty manager...

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LNP - Sri Lanka reached its worst, highest level in COVID-19 epidemic: GMOA

2021-08-27   |   Health

The country has reached its worst and highest level in the COVID pandemic, the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) General Secretary Dr. N...

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LNP - Travel restrictions should be further tightened to control the virus: GMOA

2021-08-25   |   Health

Travel restrictions should be further tightened up to 80 to 90 per cent and the imposed restrictions should be implemented perfectly, the Government M...

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LNP -Vaccines for all members of clergy: Ministry

2021-08-25   |   Health

Under the programme of providing the COVID vaccine for people who are above 60 years of age and above, the government has decided to gather informatio...

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LNP - Another 1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine to arrive tomorrow

2021-08-23   |   Health

State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana says that another one million doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine are scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka tomo...

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LNP - Travel restrictions should be extended by ten more days: Medical specialist

2021-08-23   |   Health

The quarantine curfew which has been declared for ten days, should be extended by at least ten more days to successfully curtail the spike in Covid-19...

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LNP - No community spread yet, says Health Ministry

2021-08-20   |   Health

In a situation where patients infected with COVID-19 are detected every part of the country with no origin, Deputy Director General of Health Services...

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LNP - 43% population have received either one or both vaccines: Army Chief

2021-08-20   |   Health

At least 43 per cent of the population has received either single vaccine or both doses as of up to now, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said. ...

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LNP - Vaccination prevents arising of new Covid variants: WHO Chief Scientist

2021-08-20   |   Health

Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO) Soumya Swaminathan said vaccination against Covid -19 can prevent new variants arising by reduc...

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LNP - 3-day vaccination drive for unvaccinated people over 60 in WP

2021-08-09   |   Health

People over 60 years of age and those with cronic illnesses in the Western Province who have not received the first dose of the Covid vaccine will be ...

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LNP - SL faces medical crisis

2021-08-06   |   Health

As COVID19 patients has seen a sudden spike across Sri Lanka in recent days, all major hospitals especially in the Western Province have run out of be...

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LNP - Nearly three COVID-19 related deaths every hour – health expert

2021-08-06   |   Health

Sri Lanka’s daily COVID-19 cases count could be several times higher than the official figures, says the Vice Chairman of Sri Lanka Medical Associat...

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