A total of 8017 persons have been vaccinated with the second COVID booster dose (Pfizer), the Epidemiology Unit said.
Close of eight million people have already received the first booster dose. Only Pfizer was administered for the first booster dose.
According to the Unit, 11 million people have been fully vaccinated with the Sinopharm vaccine, 1.4 million vaccinated with Covishield, 155,812 given the Sputnik vaccine, 981,245Pfizer vaccine and 787,361 Moderna anti-COVID vaccine.
COVID numbers continue to remain low with five cases on Tuesday and no deaths.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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