The President stressed the need to complete the vaccination of those belonging to the age group of 20-29 in the next two weeks, the Presidential Media Division (PMD) said.
He said this at the meeting of the Special Committee on COVID-19 Control held through online technology this morning (3).
"The vaccination is being carried out at 400-450 centres daily. The number of vaccines given to each centre will be determined on the recommendations of the health sector. However, the provincial health directors said that the attempt made by the media to generalise the entire process of being irregular by highlighting an incident that took place at one or two centres, was regrettable. The President pointed out the need to move forward the country's economy by adapting to the new normalization system with the success achieved by the vaccination drive," the PMD said.
"The progress of the vaccination drive and future actions were discussed at length. Special attention was paid to the need to complete the vaccination of those belonging to the age group of 20-29 in the next two weeks. The President commended all stakeholders, including health and security sectors, for their
support in making the vaccination drive carried out covering all the districts for the people over the age of 30 a success,
The country's economy showed a negative impact due to the closure of the country for more than three months in 2020. The President further said that we should understand the reality as a country with a small economy, and all parties must take responsible decisions to move forward while protecting the economy. Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa said that the continuous functioning of the factories in the export sector is a great relief for the economy of the country and this was done due to the success of the vaccination programme which was implemented amidst the quarantine curfew. Many countries in the world are re-opening to the tourism sector," the PMD added.
The President has also pointed out the potential the industry has to achieve successful results by correct decision making. The President also instructed the Heads of Health Sector to expedite the process of issuance of health guidelines for the promotion of tourism operations in line with the Covid eradication programme.
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