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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Sri Lanka To Receive 600,000 Doses of Sputnik Vaccine Within Nr

Sri Lanka is scheduled to receive 600,000 doses of Sputnik -V Anti Corona Vaccine from Russia within next two weeks according to State Minister of Epidemics and Covid Control Dr.Sudarshani Fernandopulle

Sri Lanka has ordered 1.3 million doses of Sputnik -V Anti Corona vaccine and 5 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine and also searching a stock of 600,000 Oxford -AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine to give second dose of the vaccine to those recipients of the first dose of Oxford vaccine Dr.fernAndopulle has stressed .

2386, Corona Positives Had Been Reported Today(12)

A total of 2386 Corona positives had been reported today (12)) in the country ,Increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far to 133,527 according to National Covid -19 Prevention Center .

At the moment 25,020 Corona positives are being treated at Government hospital and Quarantine centers

Island Wide Travel Restrictions Toi Be Imposed From 11 P.m Tomorrow Night (13) Until 4 A/M Next Monday (17)

Government has decided to impose island wide travel restrictions with effect from 11 p.m tomorrow night (13) up to 4 a.m next Monday (17th ) to curb the spread of Corona infection in the country according to Government sources .

On other days up to 31st of May travel restrictions which are similar to night curfew will be imposed daily from 11 p.m to 4 a.m next morning in view of current corona pandemic Government has stated ,

Meanwhile during the period where no travel restrictions are being imposed ,Only one member of a family will be authorized to travel outside home based on the last digit of their national identity card according to Police .During the travel restrictions essential services should be maintained as usual it has been announced ,