Half a million COVID-19 vaccines of a stock of 18 million vaccines for which an order has been placed will be arriving in a week’s time, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said today (15).
He said accordingly the Health authorities will be able to commence the vaccine programme for the public shortly.
He said that the order placed will be sufficient for nine million of the population as two doses should be given to each person.
The Army Commander said that in addition the government was expecting the vaccines stocks to be provided free of charge by the World Health Organisation.
He said there are discussions to increase the free doses from 20 per cent of the population up to 27 per cent.
Meanwhile the COVID19 Task Force is due to meet today to discuss the measures to be taken in view of the detection of the new variant of the virus.
Police Spokesman and Deputy Inspector General Ajith Rohana told the Sunday Times that no decision had been taken on a lockdown, though the matter would be taken up for discussion.
The Army Commander today said so far no discussion of a lockdown has been taken, but measures to be taken in view of the detection of the new variant of the virus will be discussed.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
A Sri Lankan wanted for financial frauds and under a red notice was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport along with his wife and child as they were returning from India, Police said.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
New commanders have been appointed to the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy.
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