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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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

LNP - SL receives another 2mn doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China

2021-08-06 | Health

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

LNP - As health crisis unfolds, non-severe COVID-19 patients told to stay home

2021-08-06 | Health

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...

LNP - Pfizer identified as leading vaccine candidate for schoolchildren:Prof. Jayasumna

2021-08-04 | Health

While claiming that Sri Lanka is exploring the possibility of vaccinating school children, Pfizer is the leading Covid-19 vaccine candidate to be admi...