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India’s drug regulator has granted emergency use approval for Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 vaccine, the world’s first DNA shot against the coronavirus, in adults and children aged 12 years and above. The approval gives a boost to…
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186 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Division. So far 55,842 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining social…
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday urged all segments of society and politics to work together in unity as a team to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the Nation last night whilst announcing a 10-day Iockdown,…
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A countrywide quarantine curfew was declared from 10 p.m. yesterday till 4 a.m. on Monday 30th August under the instructions of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Speaking to the Daily News, Head of the National Operation Centre…
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A research done by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN revealed that Sri Lanka generates 7,000 tonnes of solid waste per day, out of which 65 – 66 percent (by weight) consists of perishable organic material.…
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Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Shakthi and Indian Naval Ship (INS) Shakti, a Fleet Tanker, will be arriving in Colombo with consignments of medical grade Oxygen to fulfill the increasing demand for medical Oxygen in Sri Lanka. Here the…
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US: People who were infected with SARS in 2003 and recovered are able to produce antibodies that can potentially neutralise all known COVID-19 variants of concern, scientists have found. The findings, published in The New England…
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UK: Two doses of Pfizer shot have greater initial efficacy against a new infection, but this declines faster compared with two doses of the Oxford jab. The efficacy of these two vaccines may be similar after 4-5 months, the study…
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INDIA: India had administered at least 571 million Covid vaccine doses by Thursday, August 19. Meanwhile, by 7pm on Thursday, 571,671,264 vaccine doses were given across the states and UTs. As many as 4,884,440 doses were administered…
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SINGAPORE: A British man was sentenced to six weeks’ jail in Singapore for not wearing a mask and harassing police, officials confirmed Thursday. The city-state, which has had comparatively mild COVID-19 outbreaks, has taken a…
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