March 20, 2021 08:40 am-Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine (also known as BBIBP-CorV) developed by China. The approval was granted by National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana said speaking on the matter. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.

Source: The Nation March 20, 2021 03:11 UTC