A total of 118,767 persons have received the COVID vaccine by Tuesday, the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry announced.
The vaccine drive commenced on January 29 after receiving 500,000 doses of Oxford AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine from India.
Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera stated that 23, 217 persons were vaccinated on Tuesday.
According to him, on the first day 5,286 persons received the vaccine, another 32,539 persons on January 30 and 21,329 vaccinated on January 31.
On Monday 36,396 persons have been vaccinated with front-line healthcare workers, military and police personnel given priority.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
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.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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