The number of vaccines that are being received in July will be made available to the public, giving priority to the districts identified as high-risk areas for Covid-19 spread. A total of 100,000 vaccines each have been allocated for Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Anuradhapura, Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura, Badulla, and Matale Districts and two hundred thousand vaccines have been allocated for the Kurunegala District. Out of this, 600,000 doses will be allocated to the Colombo District for the people who have received the first dose. It was decided to administer the future vaccine doses to arrive in the country in a scientific manner, taking into account the spread of COVID-19 in the country. President Rajapaksa also instructed that steps be taken to provide more space for the resumption of economic activities as a significant percentage of vaccine doses have already been given to the people.

Source: The Nation July 09, 2021 12:56 UTC