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Unvaccinated tourists allowed to islands with high inoculation rates

The Edition
11 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

Coronavirus digest: Germany's 'fourth wave is coming'

Deutsche Welle
11 Aug 2021
  Germany

15,000 doses of Sputnik V Covid vaccine delivered to Sri Lanka

Colombo Page
11 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka begins vaccination of people over 60 years of age in the Western Province

Colombo Page
11 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

Austria plans to start COVID-19 booster shots in October

Reuters
10 Aug 2021
  Austria

Germany to end free COVID testing in October

Deutsche Welle
10 Aug 2021
  Germany

EU strengthens support to speed up vaccination in the Eastern Partnership region

European Commission
10 Aug 2021
  European Union

Government provides relief to 4,746 Covid-affected tour guides and drivers

Colombo Page
10 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

State aid: Commission approves €550 million German support to compensate Deutsche Bahn for damages suffered by its subsidiary DB Fernverkehr due to the coronavirus outbreak

European Commission
10 Aug 2021
  European Union;   Germany

Japan reaches 100 million vaccine doses as focus shifts to youth

The Japan Times
10 Aug 2021
  Japan

Covid-19: US donates one million rapid diagnostic test kits to Pakistan

The International News
10 Aug 2021
  United States;   Pakistan

Slow growth in Japan's bank lending shows COVID-19 cash crunch easing

Yahoo Finance
10 Aug 2021
  Japan

Surge in COVID-19 Cases Highlights Need to Ramp Up Vaccinations in Asia and the Pacific

Asian Development Bank
09 Aug 2021
  Indonesia;   Bangladesh;   Fiji;   Papua New Guinea

Another stock of 100,000 Pfizer vaccine doses arrives in the island

Colombo Page
09 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

Lockdown the country for four weeks, Sri Lanka health officials request government

Colombo Page
09 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

"Health pass", vaccination: what changes on August 9, 2021

Government of France
09 Aug 2021
  France

Reopening of schools in late August or early September is uncertain - Minister of Education

Colombo Page
09 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

Navy supports COVID-19 vaccination drive

news.lk
09 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €4 billion in pre-financing to Greece

European Commission
09 Aug 2021
  European Union

France pushes ahead with COVID pass despite protests

Al Jazeera
09 Aug 2021
  France