Deputy High Commissioner Vinod K Jacob today met with Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader Rauff Hakeem,
Hakeem evaluated India’s gesture of early supply of Covid vaccines to Sri Lanka. Both sides also discussed matters pertaining to economic, financial and development cooperation opportunities.
The High Commission said that Hakeem shared his assessment about the challenges facing the Muslim community in recent times.
He also briefed about the issues involved in the forthcoming UNHRC session beginning later this month.
Deputy High Commissioner Jacob recalled the conversations between the Indian and Sri Lankan leadership since November 2019.
During the Virtual Bilateral Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in September 2020, the latter had expressed the confidence that Sri Lanka will work towards realizing the expectations of all ethnic groups.
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Vaccine programme to roll-out mid-February Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
A national plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccination in Sri Lanka has been drawn up and hopes are high that the first batch of high-risk groups will receive their dose of immunization next month.
As there is an upsurge of COVID-19 infections claiming a few lives daily, the vaccination has become a beacon of hope that the country will be able to tie up the unseen monster to hold it at bay.
After a year since the novel Coronavirus outbreak, several safe and effective vaccines have been authorised around the globe following extensive research, and some more remain in development. These endeavours are a sign of relief for the panic-stricken world that the acute phase of this pandemic will come to an end soon.
Minister of Water Supply Vasudeva Nanayakkara tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday after PCR tests were conducted on a number of MPs. The Speaker’s Office said Minister Nanayakkara was among direct contacts of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) MP Rauff Hakeem, who recently tested positive. State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and on