Accordingly, 925,242 people have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine. Of these 925,242 people, 353,789 received their second dose. Of these 1,033,028, 166 persons received their second dose. In terms of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, 64,986 persons received their first dose. So far, no administration of the second dose has taken place yet.
June 9, 2021 by Mihi Perera No CommentsThe Parliamentary Council has approved the appointment of several key judicial positions today (09). Parliamentary Council approval was given to appoint Arjuna Obeysekere as a Judge of the Supreme Court. Further, the Parliamentary Council approval was given to appoint K. P. Fernando as the President of the Court of Appeal & Sasi Mahendran as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Parliamentary Council approval was given to appoint L. T. B. Dehideniya as a member of the Judicial Services Commission.
Infinix is a Hong Kong-based smartphone company that focuses on developing markets like Nigeria, Egypt, and Indonesia. XDA-Developers shared a photo of an upcoming Infinix-branded 160W fast charger, intended for use in a future mobile phone. The adapter on the photo sure looks huge, as is to be expected for a brick this powerful. Still if it is for a phone as the source claims the 160W fast-charging will top even the 120W and 125W solutions that vivo and Oppo introduced. Not to mention that it will be country miles ahead of the current fastest charging Infinix phones - the Note 10 Pro and the Zero 8 series go up to 33W.
The administration of the Sinopharm vaccine to pregnant women commenced at the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) office in Piliyandala this morning (June 09). The China-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine was administered for 35 pregnant women over the age of 35 with various complications. Speaking at the event, Dr. Gunawardena said that steps will be taken to implement the vaccination program for pregnant women island-wide in the future. Eight pregnant women have succumbed to the virus in Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, today marks the second day of administering the second dose of Sinopharm vaccine in the Colombo Municipal Council area.
The Minister of Education Prof. GL Peiris has decided to launch a program to provide new text books to children whose school text books have been destroyed due to inclement weather in the country, said the Secretary to the Ministry, Prof. Kapila Perera. The Secretary said this while addressing the media in Colombo yesterday (08). He said that after the children inform the principal of their school, the principal will inform the Ministry of Education through the divisional and zonal directors. He further said that the deadline for applications for the admission of children to the first grade for the year 2022 has been extended to one month from June 30, 2021 due to the prevailing Covid situation.
A special gazette notification has been issued to establish a new university named the Vavuniya University with effect from August 01. According to the powers of the Universities Act, the Minister of Education Prof. GL Peiris has issued the relevant gazette notification. Accordingly, the Vavuniya Campus of the Jaffna University will be canceled from July 31, the gazette notification said. The new University of Vavuniya will be established to promote and enhance higher education in the branches of Business Studies, Applied Sciences and Technical Studies. The Faculty of Business Studies consists of the Department of Finance and Accounting and Teaching English, Project Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, Business Economics and Management and Entrepreneurship.
COLOMBO (News 1st); Another flight carrying 01 million Sinopharm Vaccines arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Wednesday (09). Chief of the Presidential Task Force on the Procurement of COVID Vaccine – Principal Adviser to the President Lalith Weerathunga said 03 million Sinopharm vaccines in total are expected to be received within this month. He was hopeful that Sri Lanka would receive another 01 million doses of the Sinopharm jab by the end of June. According to Lalith Weeratunga, 13 million people in Sri Lanka are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and the government is hopeful that 65% to 70% of the country’s population could be inoculated by the end of this year.
Sri Lanka received another consignment of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines early this morning (June 09), says State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana. The newly-received jabs are expected to be transported to the central vaccine storage complex at the Ministry of Health. As per official data, Sri Lanka has received a total of 3.1 million Sinopharm vaccines so far since the arrival of the first consignment in late January this year. Upon the receipt of 1 million Sinopharm vaccines from China on June 06, the national inoculation drive was extended to 12 more districts on Tuesday (June 08): Matale, Nuwara-Eliya, Kegalle, Trincomalee, Hambantota, Badulla, Anuradhapura, Puttalam, Ampara, Batticaloa, Monaragala and Polonnaruwa. Meanwhile, the new Sinopharm vaccines stocks arrived in Sri Lanka have also enabled the administration of the second dose.
Vice Minister Kim Jeongbae with Dr. Mendis exchanging gifts after the formal meeting at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and TourismAmbassador Dr. A. Saj U. Mendis had a meeting with the Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, Kim Jeongbae, who is the second highest political personality in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The meeting was arranged by the Ambassador of the RoK in Colombo, Santhush Jeong Woonjin. Dr. Mendis, whilst thanking the Vice Minister, stated that Taekwondo in particular as well as K-Pop, K-food, K-dance and K-dramas are becoming increasingly popular amongst the Sri Lankan populace. Both the Vice Minister and Ambassador added that the actress Ms. Lee Young-ae is very popular not only in Korea but in Sri Lanka as well. Both the Minister and Ambassador agreed that with greater connectivity, tourism and cultural relations could be enhanced and aggrandized, thus mutually benefitting both the countries.
June 29, 2001: The late Rajeewa Jayaweera with the then CEO Peter Hill in Chennai where he was SriLankan Airlines Manager, Southern India. In his first piece on the national carrier, titled ‘SriLankan Airlines: Parliament reveals UL loss is over Rs. The ruination of the national carrier can be easily blamed on the top leaderships of the UNP and the SLFP. Those who wielded political power should be ashamed of the way they allowed the deterioration of the once proud national carrier. The top management, as well as a section of utterly corrupt employees, brought the national carrier to disrepute.
June 29, 2001: The late Rajeewa Jayaweera with the then CEO Peter Hill in Chennai where he was SriLankan Airlines Manager, Southern India. In his first piece on the national carrier, titled ‘SriLankan Airlines: Parliament reveals UL loss is over Rs. The ruination of the national carrier can be easily blamed on the top leaderships of the UNP and the SLFP. Those who wielded political power should be ashamed of the way they allowed the deterioration of the once proud national carrier. The top management, as well as a section of utterly corrupt employees, brought the national carrier to disrepute.
By Australian Associated PressPublished: 16:49 EDT, 8 June 2021 | Updated: 20:57 EDT, 8 June 2021Coronavirus test results could be returned within 10 minutes through a saliva-based detector being developed in Australia. Perth-based drug and alcohol test manufacturer Alcolizer is working to manufacture a new medical device called the Virulizer. The federal government has handed the company a $742,000 grant to work with researchers and industry to develop the saliva-based antigen test for the mass market. The test has been mooted to return coronavirus test results from asymptomatic and symptomatic people within 10 minutesThe test has been mooted to return coronavirus test results from asymptomatic and symptomatic people within 10 minutes. Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid will on Wednesday outline a plan to improve the nation's healthcare system.
“This strategy is operationalised by distancing rules, encouraging best practices, contact tracing, isolation and quarantine process. Also, it is important to note that we have never neglected the tourists, foreign nationals and business partners living in Sri Lanka. We have given equal emphasis to external and internal aspects of the National Economy. “We have emphasised on safe tourism, giving the guarantee to long-and short-term tourists that Sri Lanka is a safe destination. Sri Lanka has proven its competencies in providing a bio secure environment from the port of landing back to the departure.
Focus on national carrierOf over 300 articles, authored by RJ, only a section dealt with the national carrier. In his first piece on the national carrier, titled ‘SriLankan Airlines: Parliament reveals UL loss is over Rs. The ruination of the national carrier can be easily blamed on the top leaderships of the UNP and the SLFP. Those who wielded political power should be ashamed of the way they allowed the deterioration of the once proud national carrier. The top management, as well as a section of utterly corrupt employees, brought the national carrier to disrepute.
The forum also pushed shares in Wendy's fast food joint up 26 percent Tuesday, at $28.87, after individual traders snapped up shares in a buying frenzy. The two companies are the latest 'meme stocks' to capture the imagination of amateur investors following the recent rallies in GameStop and AMC. Shorts have been building their position in Clover Health as its stock price has been rallying, Dusaniwsky said. The person also tied Wendy's into the prior 'meme stock' frenzy in GameStop shares, noting that the two companies had interacted with jokes on Twitter. The 'meme stock' phenomenon has prompted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to say it was looking into signs of market manipulation.
