Two million Sinopharm vaccines arrived in the country today (22) morning increasing the total number of the Chinese manufactured vaccine to 9.1 million.
According to the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry, 4.7 million Lankans have received the first dose of Sinopharm vaccine while 1.3 million have received the second dose.
Meanwhile, the Colombo Municipal Council announced that another consignment of AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to arrive this week.
Regional Epidemiologist of Colombo, Dr. Dinuka Guruge said vaccines will be available for everyone who got their first doses.
“Everyone who got their 1st doses at a CMC venue will get an SMS and others should wait for instructions by MOH,” she said.
According to the Health Ministry, 925,242 persons have received the first dose of Covishield vaccine and 385,885 received their second doses.
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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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