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The program aligns with the bank’s ambition to provide $100 billion in climate financing
Police, judiciary and legislators have failed Sri Lanka's women and children
Health sector is to receive financial and technical support from the World Health Organization
Thriposha supplement from next week, after amending permissible levels of aflatoxins in its ingredients
We are keeping watch on 20 locations
Member States urged to develop multisectoral policies that address mental health risks across the life course
Hundreds of protestors marched outside the president’s office in the heart of Colombo on Monday.
If the authorities resort to repression when matters can be negotiated, the unions are ready to face it, he said.
So far, only 5.8 million have received the booster dose.
A gazette notification announcing the ban was issued by the ministry of health on January 25.
Herd immunity remains elusive
Booster take-up has increased in the past week
The cases are rising and we should keep in mind that we have not vaccinated children yet
Vaccination rates pick up
Rohana’s claim comes as experts warn that the true daily caseload is bigger than what official data shows.
The booster hesitancy comes even as Sri Lanka’s daily COVID-19 cases are seeing a sharp rise.
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The other six samples tested positive for the Delta variant, said Jeewandara.
"But if it increases beyond a certain limit, and the spreading doesn’t stop, the authorities may have to rethink it....
"Every citizen has the right to be protected from harm and the right to live."
Hospitalisations have also increased, along with the number of patients needing oxygen.
"If the public refuses to take the booster dose now, it will expire by July 2022."
Health experts had speculated Omicron to become the dominant variant due to its high transmissible nature
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.
Denmark recently became the first European country to offer a fourth dose, following Israel and Chile.
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