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No govt decision to purchase Sinovac vaccine from China
By Ifham Nizam
The government had not decided to purchase the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines, Head of the Presidential Task Force for National Deployment and Vaccination Plan Lalith Weeratunga yesterday told journalists in Colombo during the inauguration of the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) at Janadipathi Mawatha.
The Centre is located at the ground floor of the old Chartered Bank building in front of the President’s House in Colombo Fort.
Weeratunga said that a consignment of 725,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines would reach Sri Lanka by 5.00 pm on Saturday (31).
The Presidential Media Centre aimed to provide accurate and efficient information to the media and the public on the progress of the implementation of programmes to fulfil the pledges made to the people in the policy statement, ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour’, he said.
During the weekly media briefing, journalists get an opportunity to ask questions directly or via online from the President’s Spokesman and government officials on selected topics. The Media Centre is equipped to host around 40 journalists at a time.
Director General of the President’s Media Division Sudewa Hettiarachchi noted that it was the responsibility of all journalists to make the best use of the Presidential Media Centre.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished bys the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to extend Visas of those unable to leave Sri Lanka due to the
cancellation of flights to the Middle East from 28.02.2026 for another 14 days without any payments and re-extend the extended Visas for another 14 days without payments if the flights cancellations continue.
Taking into consideration the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Council, and Local Government, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to appoint Sunil Galagama, a Special Grade Officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is currently serving as an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, as the District Secretary to Badulla Administrative District with immediate effect.
The Cabinet of Ministers, taking into consideration the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Council, and Local Government, have decided to appoint Anupama Mangala Wickramaarachchi, a special grade officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is serving as the Additional Commissioner General of Agrarian Development of the Department of the Agrarian Development at present, as the District Secretary , Ampara Administrative district with immediate effect.
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