Special Announcement from President Ranil Wickremesinghe

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested to get vaccinated against Covid-19 immediately as risks of infection are increasing.

Speaking further, President Wickremesinghe said the higher number of Covid-19 cases and deaths witnessed in April dropped considerably over the following two months. Sri Lanka reported more than 1,700 cases and 26 in April which dropped to just 283 cases and 03 deaths in June. However, the figures saw a surge in the month of July, with a total of 1,616 cases and 35 deaths.

In a special televised statement, the President noted that the number of third- and fourth-dose recipients remain low.

The President said the first dose was administered to 17 million people. However, the second dose of the vaccine was obtained by 14 million, and the third dose by only 8 million. There is a drastic drop in the number of people who took their fourth dose against Covid-19, which stands at 22,623 people, he added.