First ever stock of Pfizer COVID vaccines purchased by a South Asian country arrived in the island early this morning (5).
The consignment consisting of about 26,000 doses, being the first part of the 200,000 purchased by Sri Lanka, arrived on Qatar Airlines QR 668 flight at 2.15 am today, General Manager of State Pharmaceutical Corporation Dinusha Dasanayake said.
The balance stock of 174,000 doses is expected in the island within this month, he also said.
(Text and pix by T K G Kapila)
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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