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Sri Lanka to purchase more Sinopharm, Pfizer vaccines

Sri Lanka is to purchase more Sinopharm and Pfizer vaccines, the Government said today. The Cabinet has approved a proposal to purchase 9 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine and 14 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine. The Sinopharm vaccine is manufactured in China and the Pfizer vaccine in the US. Sri Lanka has already purchased a large stock of Sinopharm and Pfizer vaccines. (Colombo Gazette)

18 Aug, 2021

Government reiterates lockdown still remains on the table

By Ashanthi Warunasuriya The Government has reiterated a lockdown still remains on the table and has not been firmly ruled out. Media Minister?Dullas Alahapperuma insisted that the Government has not taken a firm decision that a lockdown will not be enforced no matter what happens. He said the final decision on the steps to be taken is in the hands of the health authorities. “The Health Ministry must recommend the steps to be taken,” the Minister said. Alahapperuma noted that a number of op

19 Aug, 2021

J&K has one of the best education infrastructures in India: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, who was at Srinagar’s National Institute of Technology (NIT) on Saturday, said the Union Territory has one of the best education infrastructures in the country. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said, “Jammu and Kashmir is among the best in the country in terms of education infrastructure. We are bringing reforms for the transformation of the education ecosystem by bridging the gaps and opening up new opportunities for the younger generation to t

17 Aug, 2021