Sri Lanka is in discussion with several countries including Indonesia to get 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine for the purpose of administering as the second dose, Daily Mirror said
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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