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Colombo, Aug 23(EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan government announced an island-wide lockdown untill Aug. 30 as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19.The country has recorded 4,304 Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the highest single-day number as it battles the third wave of pandemic. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Jul 29 (EFE/EPA).-Sri Lankan health workers wearing protective gear performed Thursday COVID -19 swab tests in Colombo.Sri Lanka is currently in the midst of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and the number of cases is increasing day by day. Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 301,832 COVID-19 cases with 4,258 deaths while a total of 8,718,433 people have received the first dose of the vaccine and 1,994,384 have already received the second one.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS CARRY OUT COVID-19 SWAB TESTS IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Jul 5 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps personnel carried out Monday a vaccination drive with China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine at a public park in Colombo. Sri Lanka has so far received over six million doses of Covid-19 vaccine with the stock of newly arrived 26,000 doses of Pfizer- BioNTech Comirnaty Covid19 vaccines Monday. Sri Lanka is currently using Oxford AstraZeneca, China's Sinopharm, Russian Sputnik V, Covid -19 vaccines for the Vaccine rollout. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a serious shortage of Oxford AstraZeneca (Covishield) vaccine, to be given as a second dose.Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 265,630 Covid-19 cases with 3,236 deaths while a total of 2,971,751 people have received the first dose of the vaccine and 1,250,443 have already received the second one.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST:VACCINATION DRIVE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, May 25 (EFE/EPA).- The Sri Lankan government has imposed island-wide strict travel restrictions until 7 June in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Sri Lanka is facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections and the number of cases is increasing day by day. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE UNDERGO COVID-19 SWAB TESTS AT AN AREA UNDER LOCKDOWN AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA .
Colombo, May 11 (EFE/EPA).- The Sri Lankan government imposed inter-provincial travel restrictions Monday in order to curb the spread of Covid-19. Sri Lanka has recorded a total of 128530 Covid-19 positive cases and 827 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST:SRI LANKAN HEALTH WORKERS CARRYING OUT COVID-19 SWAB TESTS AND SRI LANKA ARMY MEDICAL CORPS ADMINISTER THE FIRST SHOT OF CHINESE SINOPHARM COVID-19 VACCINE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.