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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 …

Head of the Presidential Task Force for National Deployment of Vaccines Lalith Weeratunga today assured that the consignment of 72…

With nearly 57 percent of target population having administered with at least a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Sri Lanka has been able …

The government of China has donated 1.6 million more doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka to boost the national inocul…

Every year, around 800 people die of drowning in Sri Lanka and it is the second prime cause of death from unintentional accidents,…

Sri Lanka is expecting another batch of Sinopharm vaccines, says the State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharma…

More than 5.8 million (5,876,282) persons above 30 years in the country have been vaccinated with the first dose of the Covid19 va…

Sri Lanka has received another consignment of over 70,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine this morning. State Minist…

Sri Lanka will receive its largest donation of COVID-19 vaccines this month after China has decided to grant 1.6 million Sinopharm…

Thirty six percent of the total population above 30 years of age in Sri Lanka has been administered with at least the first dose o…

Japan has decided to provide 1.45 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured there to Sri Lanka through the COVAX Facility …

UNICEF today handed over a consignment of critical equipment to the Ministry of Health, to support the government’s response to …