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Considering the strategies adopted in other countries, on the advice of Sri Lankan Paediatricians, Community Health Specialists an…

Another batch of 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reached the country this morning brought by Qatar Airways. The consignme…

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

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…

The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) today charged that large stocks of COVID-19 vaccines were provided for vaccina…

The Government has planned to implement a program to provide indigenous immune strengthening medicines and immune strengthening po…

Key data on the effectiveness of Covid vaccines currently used in Sri Lanka, against new variants, is to be submitted to the relev…

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

The country has reached its worst and highest level in the COVID pandemic, the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) Gen…

Travel restrictions should be further tightened up to 80 to 90 per cent and the imposed restrictions should be implemented perfect…

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

State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana says that another one million doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine are scheduled to arri…

The quarantine curfew which has been declared for ten days, should be extended by at least ten more days to successfully curtail t…

In a situation where patients infected with COVID-19 are detected every part of the country with no origin, Deputy Director Genera…

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

Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO) Soumya Swaminathan said vaccination against Covid -19 can prevent new varia…

People over 60 years of age and those with cronic illnesses in the Western Province who have not received the first dose of the Co…

As COVID19 patients has seen a sudden spike across Sri Lanka in recent days, all major hospitals especially in the Western Provinc…

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

Sri Lanka has today received two million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China freighted by two SriLankan Airlines aircraft, the …

As a severe health crisis unfolds in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry yesterday said that those who had tested positive for COVID-19…

While claiming that Sri Lanka is exploring the possibility of vaccinating school children, Pfizer is the leading Covid-19 vaccine …

At the end of 2020 total foreign currency obligations stood at USD 6.8 billion. This includes a settlement of USD 1 billion ISB ma…

The health authorities have taken note of warnings by world-renowned Sri Lankan born virologist of Hong Kong University Prof. Mali…

Another batch of 104,000 doses of the "Pfizer" vaccine manufactured in the US, was brought to the country this morning to be used …