By Pamodi WaravitaApproximately 90% of workers at Free Trade Zones (FTZs) around the country – almost 126,000 of the 132,000 eligible workers – have been provided the first dose of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Board of Investment (BOI) Head of Zones M.K D. Lawrance. He further said that 1,600 factories outside the FTZs have also been inoculated with a Covid-19 vaccine. Of this vaccine, 2,856,147 first doses and 1,023,128 second doses have been administered to the local populace as of 10 July. Gen. Silva further said that 3,776 students have registered for the Sinopharm vaccine, of which about 1,500 had received the vaccine by 10 July. A total of 114,795 first doses and 14,464 second doses of the Sputnik-V vaccine have been administered so far.

Source: The Nation July 11, 2021 18:45 UTC