COVID-19 vaccination top priority in Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority North and East
The Hindu
Sri Lankan government says it will provide livelihood support in the Tamil-majority areas.
The Sri Lankan government will give top priority to vaccination and livelihood support in the Tamil-majority North and East of the island nation, according to an official tasked with overseeing the efforts. Nearly 60,000 people across the Northern Province — Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya — and about 74,000 people in the Eastern Province —Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara — have received both doses of the vaccine, according to Geethanath Cassilingham, coordinating secretary to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.More Related News