LNP - 85% Covid deaths among those with chronic diseases: HPB Director
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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LNP - SL receives another 2mn doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China
Sri Lanka has today received two million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China freighted by two SriLankan Airlines aircraft, the airport duty manager...
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LNP - As health crisis unfolds, non-severe COVID-19 patients told to stay home
As a severe health crisis unfolds in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry yesterday said that those who had tested positive for COVID-19 but were showing no...
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LNP - Pfizer identified as leading vaccine candidate for schoolchildren:Prof. Jayasumna
While claiming that Sri Lanka is exploring the possibility of vaccinating school children, Pfizer is the leading Covid-19 vaccine candidate to be admi...
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LNP - ‘Lanka emerges among countries with fastest vaccination rates’
At the end of 2020 total foreign currency obligations stood at USD 6.8 billion. This includes a settlement of USD 1 billion ISB maturing in July. “W...
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LNP - SL notes warnings that the worst COVID-19 outbreak is ahead
The health authorities have taken note of warnings by world-renowned Sri Lankan born virologist of Hong Kong University Prof. Malik Peiris that Sri La...
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LNP - Another batch of 104,000 doses of ’’Pfizer’’ vaccines brought to SL
Another batch of 104,000 doses of the "Pfizer" vaccine manufactured in the US, was brought to the country this morning to be used as the second dose, ...
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LNP - Govt. confirms arrival of AstraZeneca vaccines by 5.00 pm on July 31
Head of the Presidential Task Force for National Deployment of Vaccines Lalith Weeratunga today assured that the consignment of 725,000 doses of Astra...
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