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President imposes travel restrictions between provinces to battle spread of COVID-19

Colombo Page
10 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka imposes inter-provincial travel restrictions to combat COVID-19

Mint
10 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Egypt to extend domestic tourism initiative to 31 May

Daily News Egypt
10 May 2021
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Sri Lanka begins administering Sinopharm vaccines

Global Times
09 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for emergency use

Reuters
08 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Egypt to test visitors from countries with COVID-19 variants on arrival

Reuters
08 May 2021
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Saudi to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all workers

Reuters
07 May 2021
  Saudi Arabia

Donation to help India tackle COVID-19 crisis

EIB
06 May 2021
  European Union

[Russian Federation] approves one-dose Sputnik V jab

DW
06 May 2021
  Russian Federation

Sri Lanka rolls out Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

The Hindu
06 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Commission proposes €6.8 million in total to support 1,700 dismissed workers of air carriers KLM and Finnair

European Commission
06 May 2021
  European Union

Asia-Pacific can emerge from pandemic "stronger than before" — ADB President

ADB
05 May 2021
  Global

India cenbank allows fresh moratorium for some small borrowers amid COVID-19 crisis

Reuters
05 May 2021
  India

ADB's private sector operations deliver crucial support for region’s COVID-19 response in 2020

ADB
04 May 2021
  Global

Nepal halts all domestic flights, announces international flight suspension from May 5

News 18
04 May 2021
  Nepal

Kathmandu Valley district administration offices to enforce prohibitory orders more strictly

The Kathmandu Post
04 May 2021
  Nepal

Sri Lanka imposes new restrictions on flights amidst rising COVID-19 cases

Times Travel
04 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Commission proposes to ease restrictions on non-essential travel to the EU while addressing variants through new ‘emergency brake' mechanism

European Commission
03 May 2021
  European Union

First batch of Sputnik V vaccine to arrive in Sri Lanka tonight

Colombo Page
03 May 2021
  Sri Lanka

Nepal to suspend international and domestic flights to contain spread of Covid

Mint
03 May 2021
  Nepal