26 May 2021 10:04 pm
The vaccination rollout which commenced in the Kurunegala district today will be extended to two more districts such as Galle and Matara from tomorrow, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.
He told Daily Mirror that people living in the respective districts will be inoculated with the 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines, that arrived in Sri Lanka today.
"The vaccination drive is carried out in selected areas, as per the recommendations of the Epidemiology Unit," he said.
The Army Commander added that the decision had been taken on the directives of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Thus far, the vaccination drive in Sri Lanka was limited to citizens of the Western Province, which was had a higher number of cases since the disease outbreak. The rollout has now been extended to three more districts. (Sheain Fernandopulle)