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Colombo, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka continued with mass COVID-19 testing Tuesday following Monday's report of three new COVID-19 patients infected with highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 at a construction site in Colombo.Sri Lanka is currently in the midst of the third wave of the COVID-19 virus pandemic and the number of cases is increasing day by day. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE UNDERGO COVID-19 RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS AT A TEMPORARY TEST FACILITY AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, May 3 (EFE/EPA).- The Sri Lankan government has stepped up Covid-19 testings as the country is facing a new wave of infections. Sri Lankan government on Sunday restricted the number of air passengers arriving in the country for two week and also closed schools, universities, movie theaters and have canceled all other mass gathering events across the country in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SRI LANKANS UNDERGOING COVID-19 SWAB TESTS IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Aug 31(EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan Health workers wearing protective gear performed Tuesday COVID -19 swab tests at a temporary test facility in Colombo. The Sri Lankan government has extended an islandwide lockdown till September 6 2021 as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus. According to Sri Lankan Health Authorities, 216 Covid-19 deaths were reported in Sri Lanka on August 30, the highest number in a single day since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, the daily death toll of Covid-19 has crossed 200 for the 4th day in a row.The Indian Ocean island nation is currently in the midst of the third wave of COVID-19 and the number of cases is increasing day by day. Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 436081 COVID-19 cases with 8991 deaths.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: COVID-19 TESTING FACILITY IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Aug 11 (EFE / EPA) .- Sri Lankan health authorities continued Wednesday to test for Covid-19 in Colombo, while the country lives its third wave of the pandemic.The Sri Lankan Medical Association has called on the government to shut down the country for at least two weeks to prevent increased infections.Since the beginning of the pandemic, Sri Lanka has registered more than 335,000 infections and 5,430 deaths from Covid-19.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: COVID-19 TESTING IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Oct 15 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan government accelerated on Friday a COVID -19 vaccination program for high school students on 15 October 2021. The Indian Ocean island nation prepares for a full reopening of all schools, universities, and higher education institutes in an effort to avoid a slump in the education system in the country. Education institutions have been closed for nearly six months of strict restrictions due to the spread of the Coronavirus. Sri Lanka is currently using Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford AstraZeneca, China's Sinopharm, Russian Sputnik V, and Moderna Covid -19 vaccines for the Vaccine rollout. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: SRI LANKAN SCHOOL STUDENTS WAIT AT AN OBSERVATION AREA AFTER GETTING THE PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE DURING A SPECIAL VACCINATION PROGRAM IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
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