Sri Lanka has received another consignment of 26,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine this morning (12).

The Army Commander General Shavendra Silva announced that several areas in four districts have been isolated with effect from 6.00 a.m. this morning (12).

Teachers and principals have jointly decided to withdraw from online teaching activities that are currently being conducted amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government has launched an internationally recognised digital vaccination card for those who have received both doses of a vaccine against COVID-19.

Another two million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Sri Lanka from Beijing this morning (11).

The Government has decided to import sugar from India and dhal from Australia.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $150 million for Sri Lanka to purchase COVID-19 vaccines and to improve vaccination information, delivery, and monitoring systems.

The Government this week announced a host of new initiatives to secure and revive the tourism industry with vaccination starting today (10).

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Friday (9) said the SJB will launch islandwide protests to bring real problems of the people to light. “We are sure that the Police Officers have been pressured to act in a cruel manner towards the protesters.

Sri Lanka’s Director General of Health Services further relaxed the existing COVID-19 restrictions. However, Inter-Provincial movement will remain restricted for another 14 days.

Minister of Sports Namal Rajapaksa says he does not approve of the manner in which Police officers have been arresting persons staging protests.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has issued a Gazette Extraordinary further amending the institutional and legal framework of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry Economic Policies and Plan Implementation.

Disciplinary action will be taken against any players, no matter how talented, for dishonouring the country they are representing, Sports and Youth Minister Namal Rajapaksa told Parliament yesterday (08).

Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa says he will take all possible measures to reduce fuel prices.

Public Security Minister Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera told Parliament yesterday that it was unfair to blame the entire police force for the sins of a few errant cops.

The administration of the Pfizer vaccine, which commenced on Wednesday (7) in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) limits to recipients of the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVISHIELD vaccine, was temporarily suspended.