Sri Lanka’s coronavirus death toll surpassed 9,000 today. It only took five days to death toll to rise from 8,000 to 9,000 mark.
194 more COVID-related deaths have been reported, increasing the death toll to 9,185.
4,221 COVID-19 cases detected in Sri Lanka thus far today bringing the total number of cases to pass 439,000 & active infection count to nearly 57,000.
5,858 Covid patients were treated in 13 Ayurvedic Hospitals while 4,720 of them have fully recovered by now, State Minister o Sisira Jayakody said. He also said that five more Ayurvedic Hospitals will be opened for Covid treatment this week.
Government has planned to implement a program to provide indigenous immune strengthening medicines and immune strengthening porridge to all families in the country with the aim of controlling the current Covid 19 pandemic.
Eligible persons who have not yet received the Rs. 2000 allowance are requested to forward an appeal to the Divisional Secretariat: State Ministry of Home Affairs
Permission has been granted for respective company to import REGEN-COV, an antibody cocktail designed to produce resistance against COVID-19, State Minister Prof Channa Jayasumana said.
