Colombo (News 1st); The United States, in coordination with zonal and provincial education and health services authorities, is setting up health rooms at 120 schools around the country, an initiative to support the health and well-being of thousands of Sri Lankan students. The health rooms promote Ministry of Education recommendations to ensure basic precautionary measures against […]
COLOMBO (News 1st): A decision has been reached to repatriate Sri Lankan expatriates facing financial difficulties, under state sponsorship based on the instructions of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Prime Minister’s office said. The Prime Minister has instructed the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment and other involved entities to ensure that the government pays […]
Colombo (News 1st); The island-wide vaccination of the Indian government-gifted ‘AstraZeneca Covishield’ vaccine began this morning (29) at Colombo Army Hospital by jabbing the first few doses to a representative group of Army personnel working in the frontline against transmission of COVID 19 in the country. Medical Officers at the Colombo Army Hospital adopting medical procedures […]
(VIDEO) Frontline Health Force Receives First Dose of New Vaccine
COLOMBO (News 1st): The private sector in Sri Lanka will not be authorized to import or sell the COVID-19 vaccine, government officials said. The importation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines will be conducted completely by the government, Principal Adviser to the President Lalith Weeratunga who heads the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and […]
COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Education on Friday (Jan. 29) emphasized that the number of students in one classroom of national schools should not exceed the set maximum capacity. “Exceeding the maximum capacity of students in one classroom will negatively impact the quality of education received by the students,” Prof. Kapila Perera, Secretary to […]
COLOMBO (News 1st): The COVID-19 Vaccination drive in Sri Lanka officially began on Friday morning (Jan. 29) with three military personnel in the frontline of combatting the pandemic, receiving the 1st jabs of India’s AstraZeneca COVISHIELD vaccine, health officials said. According to the Ministry of Health, the inoculation of frontline healthcare workers, personnel of Tri-Forces […]
COLOMBO (News 1st): The COVID-19 vaccination drive in Sri Lanka begins on Friday (Jan. 29), with frontline healthcare workers receiving the jab first, at six main hospitals in and around Colombo, health officials said. The inoculation will be carried out today (29) at the following hospitals: – Colombo National Hospital – Colombo-North Teaching Hospital in […]
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers are likely in parts of the Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces t...
