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Sri Lankans begin voting in a tightly fought presidential election where former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa's family is seeking a return to power after five years. IMAGES
Colombo, Jul 7 (EFE/EPA).- Following approval by the World Health Organisation for Pfizer- BioNTech and Moderna vaccines to be administered as the second dose for those who have received Astra-Zeneca as the first dose, Sri Lanka is the third South Asian country to receive and begin the vaccination process. Maldives and Bangladesh are the first and second countries respectively to receive this vaccine through the WHO’s COVAX facility, according to the UNICEF. Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 267433 COVID-19 cases with 3313 deaths while a total of 3244417 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 1284531 have already received the second one. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: ARMY HEALTH WORKERS BEGIN THE ADMINISTRATION OF PFIZER- BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE AT A VACCINATION CENTRE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Negombo, May 27 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka Navy personnel on Thursday cleared the beach areas from debris of the damaged containers from the burning cargo vessel MV X-Press Pearl, which exploded off the coast in the northwest of Colombo.The Sri Lanka Navy said the explosion was caused by chemicals being transported on the ship carrying over 1,000 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid and other chemicals from the port of Hazira, India.The 25-member crew including Philippine, Chinese, Indian and Russian nationals were evacuated by the Navy on Tuesday, while two injured members were hospitalized and one was tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. Chairperson of Sri Lanka’s Maritime Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) Dharshani Lahandapura warned the public not to touch any items that would be washed ashore between Colombo and Negombo, as they could be toxic and harmful. The warning, however, went unheeded with residents along the beach area salvaging whatever they found washed ashore.The Sri Lanka Navy then took the initiative to prevent this as they began the clearing up operations on the beaches. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: SRI LANKA NAVY CLEAR UP THE BEACH FROM DEBRIS WASHED ASHORE FROM THE BURNING SHIP MV X-PRESS PEARL IN NEGOMBO, NORTHWEST OF COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, May 6 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka began Thursday the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccination drive as the country is facing a new wave of pandemic and surge in number of cases.Sri Lanka received 15,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccines from Russia on Tuesday. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SRI LANKANS RECEIVE THE FIRST DOSE OF THE RUSSIAN SPUTNIK V COVID-19 VACCINE AT A REGIONAL MEDICAL CLINIC IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Jan 29 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan health authorities began Friday the COVID-19 vaccination drive with the frontline workers after receiving 500,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from India. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SRI LANKAN FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS GET THE FIRST DOSE OF A OXFORD-ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE SHOT AT THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL (IDH) IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
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