COLOMBO (News 1st); Approximately 1.17 million Sri Lankans over the age of 20 are yet to obtain the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, revealed the State Ministry of Home Affairs. N.H.M. Chithrananda, the Secretary to the State Ministry of Home Affairs told News 1st that this number of a...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The ‘Gammadda Movement’ was recognized by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) for its contribution towards promoting and inspiring volunteerism in Sri Lanka. The award for Gammadda was presented on Tuesday (7). Gammadda is Sri Lanka’s largest grassroots movement, operating ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Health has reached a decision to test the biological samples of non-vaccinated COVID-19 patients coming from abroad. The Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath speaking to News 1st in this regard, stated that the decision was reached in ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); 67,000 people over the age of 60 have not yet taken a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, says the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, M.H.M. Chithrananda stated that this was revealed via a survey carried out by field officers including G...

(News 1st); Greece has become the latest country in the European Union to impose more restrictions on those unvaccinated against COVID-19 following a surge in infections in recent weeks. In a televised address to the Nation, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that from Monday (06), unv...