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Britain pushes G7 for faster vaccine development, sets 100-day target

Reuters
19 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom

Turkey donates ventilators and protective equipment to Sri Lanka to address Covid-19 challenges

Colombo Page
19 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka;   Turkey

Nepal approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, to make first purchases from India

Reuters
18 Feb 2021
  Nepal

COVID-19 home testing kits now easier to order

GOV.UK
18 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom

£18.5 million to tackle long COVID through research

GOV.UK
18 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom

Govt of Nepal approves China's Vero Cell vaccine for emergency use against Covid-19

The Himalayan Times
18 Feb 2021
  Nepal

UK approves study that will deliberately infect volunteers with coronavirus

The Straits Times
18 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom

English lockdown reducing COVID-19 infections but prevalence still high, study finds

Reuters
18 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom

Govt to bring additional two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine

The Himalayan Times
17 Feb 2021
  Nepal

Business Secretary calls on businesses to continue supporting vaccine rollout

GOV.UK
17 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom

Sri Lanka lifts UK travel restrictions

Colombo Page
17 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is now open to travelers — no quarantine, but no mingling with locals too

CNBC
17 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

UK calls for ceasefires to vaccinate people against Covid-19

GOV.UK
17 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom

Sri Lanka to impose restrictions on weddings, parties, nightclubs to control spread of COVID

Colombo Page
16 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

Government gives businesses much-needed breathing space with extension of insolvency measures

GOV.UK
16 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom

Further £650 million funding boost for Covid-19 response in Wales

GOV.UK
16 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom

UK’s support to global vaccine facility Covax will help Pakistan’s COVID-19 vaccination programme

GOV.UK
15 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom;   Pakistan

£300m funding boost for Northern Ireland

GOV.UK
15 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom;   Ireland

Further £1.1 billion boost for Scotland's response to COVID-19

GOV.UK
15 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom

The most vulnerable and health and care workers offered COVID-19 jab as government hits target to protect those most at risk

GOV.UK
15 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom