The Ministry of Health has decided to provide special training on Covid-19 treatment methods for the Ayurvedic staff who have been assigned for Covid-19 treatment services. The training programme is scheduled to begin in the next two days. The decision was made at the COVID-19 Special Performance Review Committee meeting which was held yesterday (28) under the patronage of the Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi at the Ministry of Health. The committee also decided to launch a vaccination program targeting the garment factory employees in the trade zones in various parts of the country. Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Major General Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Director General of Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Secretaries to the State Ministry, Dr. Saman Rathnayake and Dr. Kumari Weerasekara and other health officials were present at this meeting.

Source: The Nation May 29, 2021 09:22 UTC