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PCR laboratories to be increased at district level; Health Minister
PCR laboratories to be increased at district level; Health Minister
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COLOMBO (News 1st) A decision has been reached to double the number of vaccination centers currently in operation at regional Medical Officers of Health zones.
The decision was reached during a special meeting of the COVID-19 Task Force that convened at the Ministry of Health this afternoon under the patronage of Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi.
According to the Ministry of Health, the following decisions were reached at the meeting today:
01. To strengthen the COVID-19 Vaccination drive in other districts, whilst prioritizing the Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara districts.
Japan, UNICEF provide cold chain equipment to boost immunization services Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
The Ministry of Health has received the first batch of cold chain equipment procured by UNICEF with funding from the Government of Japan to strengthen Sri Lanka’s delivery of immunization services, including against COVID-19.
Five hundred vaccine carriers were handed over by Ms. Emma Brigham, UNICEF Sri Lanka Representative, a.i and SUGIYAMA Akira, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka at the UNICEF office. The items were received by Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi.
The next consignments will include 100 ice lined refrigerators, 145 fridge temperature monitors and over 1,000 vaccine carriers.
The EU s legal case against AstraZeneca begins
From CNN s Stephanie Halasz and Pierre Bairin
Hakim Boularbah, lawyer for the Swedish-British AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company, left, and lawyers of the European Commission attend the hearing concerning the legal action by the European Commission against AstraZeneca at a Brussels courthouse, on April 28. François Walschaerts/AFP/Getty Images
A European Union legal case against British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca began in a Belgian court on Wednesday.
The European Union announced Monday that it is suing AstraZeneca over an alleged breach of its vaccine supply contract in a dramatic escalation of a months-long dispute over delivery delays that hampered the rollout of shots across the continent.
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People in the UK might be able to travel internationally from mid-May using the NHS app
From CNN s Sharon Braithwaite and Lindsay Isaac in London
Passengers are escorted through an arrivals area towards buses destined for quarantine hotels, after landing at Heathrow airport in London, on April 23, as travel restrictions remain in place. Leon Neal/Getty Images
The UK transport secretary said Wednesday that the country s National Health Service (NHS) app will be used as a certificate for international travel, noting that the earliest possible date to unlock international travel would be in mid-May.
Under current coronavirus restrictions, it is currently illegal to travel abroad from the UK for holidays.