The Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) says plans are afoot to fully vaccinate all the members of the academic and non-academic staff of the Sri Lanka University system against COVID-19, in a bid to reopen the universities soon. Both vaccines have already been given to the academic and non-academic staff members above the age of 30 years in all universities, he said further. Furthermore, the staff of the UGC below and over 30 years have already been administered both doses of respective vaccines. The universities are expected to reopen subsequent to the evaluation of the progress and discussions with the health authorities, university vice chancellors and other related parties. Although, the universities are physically closed, the usual academic and non-academic activities are continuing hassle-free with the help of modern communication technology systems, Prof. Amaratunga noted.

Source: The Nation September 18, 2021 13:07 UTC