Health

Sri Lanka to order six million doses of Russian Sputnik V vaccines

Authorities in Sri Lanka have decided to place an order for six million doses of Russian Sputnik V, reported Colombopage. This is in addition to the earlier order the government had placed in March for five million doses of the same vaccines. more

Covid-19 killed 122 Sri Lankan migrant workers

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit every section of society; however, migrant workers remain even more vulnerable as they often struggle to access health care facilities abroad. About 122 Sri ...

Sri Lankan medical experts express concern over use of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

Colombo: Sri Lankan medical experts have so far expressed concerns over using 600,000 COVID-19 vaccines, made by Sinopharm, given by China to the island country.

Amid supply constraint, Nepal, Sri Lanka struggle to continue vaccination

Nepal and Sri Lanka both are struggling to continue their vaccination drives amid uncertainty over the timely delivery of pre-ordered vaccines from the Serum Institute of India (SII). Thi ...

COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka increase after new cluster detected

Colombo/Xinhua: The number of COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka jumped to the 3,500 mark on Monday evening after over 100 new patients were reported from a new cluster in the outskirts of ca ...

Sri Lankan President calls on WHO to facilitate ‘universal access’ to COVID vaccine

New York: The President of Sri Lanka has highlighted the success of his country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of a well-coordinated approach, unde ...

Death toll from COVID-19 in Sri Lanka rises to 5

Colombo/Xinhua: The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka reached five on Saturday after a 44-year-old man who was under treatment died earlier in the day, the government inf ...