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The COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. The first case of the virus in Sri Lanka was confirmed on 27 January 2020, after a 44-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei , China , was admitted to ...
Pages in category "COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present) K.
She also appeared as the flagbearer for Sri Lanka in both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [42] She became the first and only Sri Lankan athlete to have appeared as a flagbearer in two Olympic events. On February 5, 2009, Jayasinghe announced her retirement from sports [43] [44] [45] in order to focus on becoming ...
This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in 2019, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human cases of COVID-19 known to have been identified were in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019. It marked the beginning of the 2019–2020 COVID-19 outbreak in ...
In May 2020, Sri Lanka was ranked the 9th best country in the world for its successful response in tackling the virus; however, Sri Lanka was also ranked the 16th most vulnerable country to COVID-19. [77] In May 2021, Sri Lanka started its vaccination program with the Oxford–AstraZeneca and Sinopharm BIBP vaccines and Sputnik V.
A COVID-19 vaccine is intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 . Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an established body of knowledge existed about the structure and function of coronaviruses causing diseases like severe acute ...
13 November – The number of COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka exceeds 50 with five new COVID-19 deaths. [ 105 ] 16 November – Two female officers, Pilot Officer ADPL Gunarathe and Pilot Officer RT Weerawardana, are commissioned as Flying Brevet Pilots and female military aviators for the first time in the history of the Sri Lankan Air Force .
The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka surpasses 15,500 with 23 more deaths. [35] 3 February Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera tests positive for COVID-19. [36] Sri Lanka receives its first-ever Geographical indication (GI) certification after the European Union (EU) Commission grants GI status to Ceylon cinnamon. [37]