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"Every citizen has the right to be protected from harm and the right to live."
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Hospitalisations have also increased, along with the number of patients needing oxygen.
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"If the public refuses to take the booster dose now, it will expire by July 2022."
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Health experts had speculated Omicron to become the dominant variant due to its high transmissible nature
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Department of Examination facilitates Scholarship exams for Covid-positive students
Around 15,279 patients are currently receiving treatment in hospital or at home.
Sri Lanka detected 829 new infections on Wednesday (19), a notable increase in daily cases.
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Denmark recently became the first European country to offer a fourth dose, following Israel and Chile.
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Health officials continue to urge the public to get the booster dose of the vaccine.
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The new cases were found mainly in Colombo, Galle, Matara, Kandy, Trincomalee and Gamapha districts, he said.
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An uptrend is being seen in infections doctors say
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"Sometimes these children can get multi system inflammatory syndrome (MIS) due to COVID infection."
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Gunasena claimed the country's vaccine rollout is among the global top 10.
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Around 4.2 million have been given the Pfizer jab as a booster dose so far.
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"People were informed and were motivated to get the elderly population jabbed when vaccine was first available."
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"I hope the public seizes this opportunity and aids us in our fight against the pandemic," the minister tweeted.
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"We urge the public not to postpone vaccination. Get your jab at the right time," he said.
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He was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital on December 01
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Close contact of Seneratne have also been directed to home quarantine.
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"There is no use going behind a number now since it is already in the country."
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"As far as the pandemic is concerned, at that time we had some relief and some kind of redress for that,"
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“We have looked at alternatives to make it easier,” he said.
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Pfizer rolled out as third dose
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So far Sri Lanka detected 45 Omicron infections in the country.
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“This is a very unfortunate situation,” he said.
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The government claims that it has vaccinated over 70% of its over 18 year population so far.
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