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LNP - Dependency on oxygen over COVID patients up by 441%: GMOA

2021-06-08 | Health

While increasing the country's reliance on oxygen by 441%, Sri Lanka has risen to third place among South Asian countries in terms of COVID-19 patient...

LNP - Health Ministry revises vaccination priority list

2021-06-07 | Health

The vaccination priority list is to be subject to several changes with the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in future, the Health Ministry said. According...

LNP - Another dispatch of 65,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine expected next Friday

2021-06-05 | Health

Russia will dispatch 65, 000 doses of its Sputnik V vaccine next Friday, State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana said yesterday. Unlike other vaccines,...

LNP - Second dose of Sinopharm vaccines to begin from June 8

2021-05-28 | Health

Around 375,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines out of 500,000 donated by China have been retained to administer the second dose, Army Commander Shavendra ...

LNP - Second batch of Sputnik-V vaccines flown in

2021-05-28 | Health

A consignment 50,000 Russian-made Sputnik-V vaccine vials reached the Katunayake International Airport last night. The second batch of the vaccines wa...

LNP - Cabinet nod to purchase 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine

2021-05-25 | Health

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted the approval to purchase 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine and one million doses of Astrazeneca vaccine immed...

LNP - Hospitals unable to meet demand caused by Covid-19

2021-05-24 | Health

The spike in the number of people infected with the coronavirus has resulted in some hospitals being unable to meet the demand. Concerns were raised o...

LNP - Over 20K COVID-19 cases within 7 days; 15,211 COVID-19 patients at home

2021-05-24 | Health

More than 20,000 COVID-19 patients have been reported from all districts in the country within last seven days, of which nearly 10,000 patients were f...

LNP - Some private hospitals violating protocols when conducting PCR tests: NOCPCO

2021-05-22 | Health

Some private hospitals have completely violated Health Ministry guidelines when conducting PCR tests and exceeded their capacities without following M...

LNP - SPC secures 32mn doses of COVID-19 vaccines

2021-05-22 | Health

The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) has been able to secure 32 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Sri Lanka, SPC Chairman Dr ...