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New Sub-Lineage Of Covid Delta Variant Found In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on Friday detected a new sub-lineage of the Delta variant of COVID-19, scientifically named B.1.617.2. AY 104, making it the third mutation of the coronavirus to have originated in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka Asks Women To Delay Pregnancy Over Covid Risks
Sri Lankan women were urged to delay getting pregnant after more than 40 expectant mothers died of COVID-19 in four months, the health ministry said Thursday.
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Americans Advised To Avoid Travelling To Bhutan, Sri Lanka Amid Covid
The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Bhutan due to the Covid situation there and urged them to reconsider their travel to Sri Lanka because of terrorism.
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England-Sri Lanka Series To Go Ahead Despite Referee's Covid Case
England's one-day international against Sri Lanka on Tuesday will go ahead as planned despite a Covid alert caused by a positive test for match referee Phil Whitticase.
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Sri Lanka Seeks Indian Help To Treat Covid-Hit Lion
Sri Lanka's main zoo on Friday said it was seeking Indian help to treat a lion that tested positive for Covid-19 -- the first animal on the island known to be infected.
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South Asian Nations Turn To China, Russia For COVID-19 Vaccine Supplies
Sri Lanka began injecting pregnant women with a Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday and Nepal resumed inoculations with a China-made jab as India's neighbours turn to Beijing and Moscow for help with supplies.
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Italy Extends Covid Travel Ban For India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Italy extended Sunday an entry ban for people coming from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, as a continued precaution against the more transmissible India-dominant variant of the novel coronavirus.
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First Case Of Indian Variant Of COVID-19 Detected In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on Saturday detected its first case of the Indian variant of coronavirus, also known as B.1.617, in a person who recently returned from India and was in a quarantine centre here.
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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 Fundraiser Cricket Match Hit By Coronavirus
Officials said the decision was taken to cancel the charity cricket match after Upul Tharanga tested positive for coronavirus.
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New And More Potent Strain Of Coronavirus Detected In Sri Lanka: Immunologist
A new coronavirus strain that is airborne and more potent than all those found previously in Sri Lanka has been discovered in the island nation, according to a top immunologist in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka Receives Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccines Under COVAX Facility
Sri Lanka on Sunday received the first batch of 264,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines provided under the World Health Organisation's COVAX facility, an official said.
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Row Over Sri Lanka Plan To Bury Muslim COVID-19 Victims On Islet
A plan by Sri Lanka to bury Muslim coronavirus victims on a remote islet was slammed on Wednesday by locals and the minority community.
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Sri Lanka May Not Use China Vaccine, Orders 13.5 Million Doses From India
Sri Lanka has ordered 13.5 million Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines in addition to the 500,000 doses gifted by India, and the country may not use Chinese vaccines in the second phase of immunisation, a government spokesman said today.
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Sri Lanka Announce ODI, T20I Squad For West Indies Tour
Suranga Lakmal was named as a replacement for fast bowler Lahiru Kumara, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday.
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Sri Lanka Fast Bowler Lahiru Kumara Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Lahiru Kumara has been directed to follow the Sri Lanka government's health protocol laid out for COVID-19.
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New Sub-Lineage Of Covid Delta Variant Found In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on Friday detected a new sub-lineage of the Delta variant of COVID-19, scientifically named B.1.617.2. AY 104, making it the third mutation of the coronavirus to have originated in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka Asks Women To Delay Pregnancy Over Covid Risks
Sri Lankan women were urged to delay getting pregnant after more than 40 expectant mothers died of COVID-19 in four months, the health ministry said Thursday.
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Americans Advised To Avoid Travelling To Bhutan, Sri Lanka Amid Covid
The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Bhutan due to the Covid situation there and urged them to reconsider their travel to Sri Lanka because of terrorism.
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England-Sri Lanka Series To Go Ahead Despite Referee's Covid Case
England's one-day international against Sri Lanka on Tuesday will go ahead as planned despite a Covid alert caused by a positive test for match referee Phil Whitticase.
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Sri Lanka Seeks Indian Help To Treat Covid-Hit Lion
Sri Lanka's main zoo on Friday said it was seeking Indian help to treat a lion that tested positive for Covid-19 -- the first animal on the island known to be infected.
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South Asian Nations Turn To China, Russia For COVID-19 Vaccine Supplies
Sri Lanka began injecting pregnant women with a Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday and Nepal resumed inoculations with a China-made jab as India's neighbours turn to Beijing and Moscow for help with supplies.
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Italy Extends Covid Travel Ban For India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Italy extended Sunday an entry ban for people coming from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, as a continued precaution against the more transmissible India-dominant variant of the novel coronavirus.
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First Case Of Indian Variant Of COVID-19 Detected In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on Saturday detected its first case of the Indian variant of coronavirus, also known as B.1.617, in a person who recently returned from India and was in a quarantine centre here.
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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 Fundraiser Cricket Match Hit By Coronavirus
Officials said the decision was taken to cancel the charity cricket match after Upul Tharanga tested positive for coronavirus.
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New And More Potent Strain Of Coronavirus Detected In Sri Lanka: Immunologist
A new coronavirus strain that is airborne and more potent than all those found previously in Sri Lanka has been discovered in the island nation, according to a top immunologist in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka Receives Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccines Under COVAX Facility
Sri Lanka on Sunday received the first batch of 264,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines provided under the World Health Organisation's COVAX facility, an official said.
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Row Over Sri Lanka Plan To Bury Muslim COVID-19 Victims On Islet
A plan by Sri Lanka to bury Muslim coronavirus victims on a remote islet was slammed on Wednesday by locals and the minority community.
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Sri Lanka May Not Use China Vaccine, Orders 13.5 Million Doses From India
Sri Lanka has ordered 13.5 million Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines in addition to the 500,000 doses gifted by India, and the country may not use Chinese vaccines in the second phase of immunisation, a government spokesman said today.
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Sri Lanka Announce ODI, T20I Squad For West Indies Tour
Suranga Lakmal was named as a replacement for fast bowler Lahiru Kumara, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday.
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Sri Lanka Fast Bowler Lahiru Kumara Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Lahiru Kumara has been directed to follow the Sri Lanka government's health protocol laid out for COVID-19.
