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LNP - ‘Lanka emerges among countries with fastest vaccination rates’

2021-08-03 | Health

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...

LNP - SL notes warnings that the worst COVID-19 outbreak is ahead

2021-08-02 | Health

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...

LNP - Another batch of 104,000 doses of ’’Pfizer’’ vaccines brought to SL

2021-08-02 | Health

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, ...

LNP - Govt. confirms arrival of AstraZeneca vaccines by 5.00 pm on July 31

2021-07-29 | Health

Head of the Presidential Task Force for National Deployment of Vaccines Lalith Weeratunga today assured that the consignment of 725,000 doses of Astra...

LNP - Sri Lanka surpasses global vaccination average

2021-07-27 | Health

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

LNP - China donates 1.6 million more Sinopharm vaccines to Sri Lanka

2021-07-27 | Health

The government of China has donated 1.6 million more doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka to boost the national inoculation drive. A speci...

LNP - 800 people drown to death annually in SL: Health Ministry

2021-07-26 | Health

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

LNP - Sri Lanka to receive 2 million more Sinopharm vaccines tomorrow

2021-07-21 | Health

Sri Lanka is expecting another batch of Sinopharm vaccines, says the State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals. According...

LNP - Over 5.8 mn people in SL receive 1st dose: Health Ministry

2021-07-21 | Health

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 vaccines while, 1.6 mi...

LNP - Another consignment of Pfizer vaccine doses arrive in Sri Lanka

2021-07-19 | Health

Sri Lanka has received another consignment of over 70,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine this morning. State Minister Prof. Channa Jaya...