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State Minister Herath aims to vaccinate all garment workers in Kegalle District
Plantations State Minister Kanaka Herath said yesterday that a programme was underway to vaccinate all employees in the apparel industry in the Kegalle district.
Herath said that more than 9,000 garment employees in the Kegalle district had already been given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccines so far and others would be inoculated soon.
“Steps will be taken to administer the second dose in a timely manner with the intervention of government officials, the security forces and the political authorities in the district.”
“This vaccination mechanism, which ensures equal opportunity to all is a joint effort of state servants, security forces personnel and political authority” he added.
Out of 50,000 doses allocated for the Kegalle District, about 30,000 had been given to those over 60 of age. Other doses have been given to field officers, members of the security forces, pregnant women, journalists and people in Grama Niladari Divisions identified as high-risk areas.
The State Minister also said that a High Dependency Unit (HDU) consisting of 150 HDU beds would established at the Kegalle District General Hospital for treating Covid-19 patients not only from the district but also from other areas. He said the government would not pend any money on this UDU, which will also have an oxygen unit.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing Tri Forces, Police officers and other rankers at the Air Force Base Anuradhapura stated that during his presidency, no one will be allowed to breach the law and order of the country. He emphasized that he will prioritize doing what is right over doing what is popular, and that presenting popular ideas can lead to the destruction of the country.
He asserted that no one is entitled to engage in violent protests on the streets, but all political parties have the right to express their opinions or criticize him in a peaceful manner.
Two students died and seven others were injured when the vehicle they were traveling toppled in Badulla today (01)
The students were participating in a vehicle parade held as part of the revelries for the 74th Battle of Uva between Uva Badulla Maha Vidyalaya and Dharmadutha Maha Vidyalaya which commenced at the Badulla Cricket Stadium on Friday (31)
The Regional Director of Education Badulla on hearing of the unfortunate incident had ordered the match to be called off.
The Badulla Police are conducting investigations.
‘Better Policy Making Through Evaluations’ the first on-site international training on evaluation for Parliamentarians and Parliament research staff in the Asia Pacific region was held in Colombo from the 27th to the 30th of March 2023.
On the final day of the training programme fifty (50) Parliamentarians and Parliament research staff from around 20 countries across Asia Pacific visited the Parliament of Sri Lanka for an exchange session and dialogue on the importance of evidence-based policy making through evaluations.
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