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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.
Washington DC, Dec 14 (EFE / EPA) .- The United States began Monday to administer COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.(Camera: WILL OLIVER) SHOT LIST: THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN WASHINGTON DC, WHERE THE FIRST HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.SOUND BITES: RAYMOND PLA, ANESTHESIOLOGIST AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
Colombo, May 11(EFE/EPA).- The Sri Lankan government announced on Monday the relaxation of the island-wide curfew to restart economic activity in the country. The curfew was imposed for nearly two-months in order to slow down the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. Sri Lanka has so far registered more than 800 cases of coronavirus and 9 deaths from the disease. (Camera: CHAMILA KURNARANATHNE).FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF COLOMBO (SRI LANKA) AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
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