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Sri Lanka temporarily halts travelers from Vietnam over COVID-19

Sri Lanka temporarily halts travelers from Vietnam over COVID-19 Xinhua
31 May 2021
  Sri Lanka;   Viet Nam

Health receives 150,000 USD from PRC for COVID-19 operations and vaccination roll out

Solomon Islands Government
31 May 2021
  Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka to reopen airports from tomorrow for inbound travelers except from India and Vietnam

Colombo Page
31 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

One million Sinopharm doses to arrive in Sri Lanka June 6; second dose to be rolled out from June 8

Economy Next
31 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Clarification on delay of COVID-19 allowances; payments should commence next week

Solomon Islands Government
30 May 2021
  Solomon Islands

Provision of Rs. 5000 allowance to 6 million low-income and Samurdhi families to begin from June 02

Colombo Page
29 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka central bank announces credit relief for third Coronavirus wave

Economy Next
28 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Travel restrictions to continue until June 07 without easing on 31st May and 4th June

Colombo Page
28 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Fifty thousand doses of Sputnik V vaccine arrive, one million doses of Sinopharm Vaccine to arrive on June 06

Colombo Page
28 May 2021
  Sri Lanka;   Russian Federation

Health receives [PRC's] support for Covid 19 operations

Solomon Times
28 May 2021
  Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka receives another batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines

Xinhuanet
27 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka gets 2nd vaccine donation from China

AP News
26 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka extends islandwide travel restrictions

Xinhuanet
24 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Bangladesh Bank approves $200m currency swap with Sri Lanka - report

Colombo Page
24 May 2021
  Bangladesh;   Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan authorities impose islandwide travel restriction to prevent further spread of virus

Xinhuanet
23 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Solomon Islands starts inoculation of China's Sinopharm vaccines

Xinhuanet
21 May 2021
  Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka Covid-19 wave to hit output, more fiscal and monetary support needed: CB

Economy Next
20 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka halts inbound passengers from May 23

Economy Next
19 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka spends Rs138bn on Coronavirus battle, relief: Minister Cabraal

Economy Next
19 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to receive 185,000 doses of Sputnik V next week; US-donated AstraZeneca expected

Economy Next
18 May 2021
  Sri Lanka