EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: May 6, 2021

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Sri Lanka has today (06) banned all Passangers arriving in from India to the country until further notice due to the surge of Corona cases in India according to Civil Aviation Authority .

This step has been taken accordance to the instructions of the Health ministry due to the surge of Corona cases in India it has been revealed .India has recorded more than 412,000 corona cases during last 24 hours .

Vaccinating Sputnik -V Corona Vaccines Began At Gothatuwa Area

Vaccinating risk groups from Russia made - Sputnik -V vaccine had began today/(06) in Gothhatuwa area in Colombo .Sri Lanka had received 15,000 doses of the vaccine from it's maker Gamalaya institute in Russia last Tuesday (04) night although had ordered 13 million doses from the institute .

Risk group at Gothhatuwa area of the ages 30-60 will be vaccinated with this vaccine from.todat health authorities had stated .

Meanwhile Sri Lanka had faced a shortage of 600,000 doses of Oxford -AstraZeneca Covishield Anti Corona vaccines to complete of the second dose of that vaccine .

14 Corona Deaths Had Been Reported Yesterday (05)-Mahority Were Females

Another 14 Corona deaths had been reported in the country yesterday (05) increasing the total number of Corona deaths reported so far to 734 National Covid -19 Prevention Center .

Accordingly 08 females and 06 males had died due to the Covid pneumonia and complications related to non communicable diseases the Center had stated .This is the highest number of Corona deaths. Reportedo..on a single day .The deceased females were of the ages 35-84 years and the males were of the ages 55-87 years it has been revealed .

Meanwhile 11 Corona deaths were reported in the country last Tuesday (04).