27 June 2021 06:05 pm
A probe has revealed that a total of 425 people from the Western Province had obtained the COVISHIELD second dose in Galle violating quarantine regulations on June 5 and 7, the Health authorities said.
A total of 632 individuals had received the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Galle on the relevant dates out of which 425 persons were from the Western province.
State Minister Channa Jayasuma earlier told in Parliament that an investigation would be carried out on the relevant incident after it was reported by media.