Sri Lanka records over 800 COVID cases again. Today Sri Lanka records 829 coronavirus cases. Today caseload is the highest daily cases after 3 months. Test positivity rate is increasing and 7-day average is 9%. Currently there are 14,656 active COVID patients.
Health experts urge parents, youth and children not to fall prey to superstitions & myths about vaccines. Also experts request public and youth to get the vaccines. Specialist doctors urge parents to direct their children for vaccination without hesitation.
Association of Medical Specialist AMS strongly urges everyone to take the booster, in order to reduce chances of clinical disease, protect the vulnerable, prevent hospital capacity being overwhelmed and prevent a lockdown which could lead our country to further economic disaster. In Sri Lanka only 27% of the target population have taken the booster. The rest are at risk of contracting clinical disease with Omicron. (LankaXpress.com)
