Army Commander and Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of Covid 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) General Shavendra Silva stated that over 19,000 doses of the AstraZeneca second dose have been administered so far at the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo. The Commander notes that a total of 19,075 doses of the vaccine were administered during the period from 8.30am yesterday to 5.00am today. 18 MOH offices – 05 in Kalutara District and 15 in Gampaha District as well as 13 hospitals and 08 selected locations in Colombo District, including the 24-hour center at Viharamahadevi Park will continue to administer these jabs which were recently received from Japan.

Source: The Nation August 02, 2021 04:07 UTC