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  • SFHQ-Wanni Launches Mobile Vaccination Drive in Vavuniya

    31st August 2021 09:02:20 Hours

    The Army’s mobile vaccination fleet that prioritizes the vaccination of the elderly, sick, handicapped and feeble sections in society extended its service to the Wanni region on Monday (23) focusing largely on the Vavuniya District. The Commander, Security Forces-Wanni, Major General Hemantha Bandara has been closely supervising the project since the first day of the project.

  • 53 Division Launches Mobile Vaccination Drive

    31st August 2021 08:59:54 Hours

    Covering areas such as Rattota, Bandarapola, Laggala and Abangaha Divisional Secretariat areas, the Army’s mobile vaccination fleet that prioritizes the vaccination of the elderly, sick, handicapped and feeble sections in society went on providing vaccines under the supervision of the General Officer Commanding 53 Division, Major General Nishantha Manage on Tuesday (24).

  • East Troops Launch Their Mobile Vaccination Fleet

    31st August 2021 08:57:52 Hours

    Launching the Army-initiated mobile vaccination drive for elderly people above 60 years of age, sick, handicapped and feeble sections in society, troops of the Security Force Headquarters-East on Monday (23) began their mobile vaccination drive in the Eastern Province, covering districts of Ampara, Trincomalee and Batticaloa.

  • Jaffna Civilians, Full of Praise for the Army Mobile Vaccination Drive

    25th August 2021 14:41:27 Hours

    One Dr Umasugi Nadarajah, an Australia-based health professional currently in Jaffna has gone on record commenting on the ongoing Army mobile vaccination project in the peninsula while extending his deep appreciation. He was among many civilians who had been quoted saying: "I really appreciate the decision to do home to home mobile vaccination programme. It's very convenient to the elderly people who may need to depend on someone to get to vaccination centres. This programme will also help prevent the infection rates as there won't be people standing in queues. It will also do a world of goodness for reconciliation between our communities as this is a friendly approach by the Army"

  • Mullaittivu Troops Take to Mobile Vaccination Drive

    25th August 2021 14:37:33 Hours

    Army medical troops along with troops of the 57,59, 64, 66 and 68 Divisions carried out mobile vaccination a programmes for elderly people above 60 years of age, sick, handicapped and feeble ones on Monday (23) in Mullaittivu area.

  • Army Mobile Vaccination Drive Covers Colombo Suburbs

    25th August 2021 14:33:49 Hours

    The Army's Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Fleet that prioritizes the vaccination of the elderly, sick, handicapped and feeble sections in society over 60 years of age started its inoculation in the western province on Sunday (22), covering Nugegoda, Gangodawila, Rajagiriya, Panadura and Moratuwa areas after launching it from the Panagoda Army Hospital premises. The arrangment was fully supported by the Security Force HQ-West on the directions of Major General Sujeewa Senarath Yapa, Commander, Security Forces-West.

  • Army Mobile Vaccination Fleet Begins in Hill Country

    25th August 2021 14:31:40 Hours

    The Army's Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Fleet that prioritizes the vaccination of the elderly, sick, handicapped and feeble sections in society expanded its national drive further and started off in the Central Province this morning (23) after launching the project from the Kandy Army Hospital premises.

  • Nation-wide Quarantine Curfew Imposed from Tonight

    21st August 2021 10:06:55 Hours

    A nation-wide quarantine curfew that comes into effect at 10.00 pm this evening (20 August 2021) in order to curb further transmission of the epidemic will continue till Monday (30 August 2021) at 4.00 am, announced General Shavendra Silva, Head, National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army.

  • Head, NOCPCO Elaborates on Priorities & the Status Quo in Special Meet

    20th August 2021 09:13:51 Hours

  • Head, NOCPCO Updates the Public on COVID-19 Transmission & Preventive Mechanism

    20th August 2021 09:12:08 Hours

    The National TV, Rupavahini's talk show, "Mahajana Dinaya" had General Shavendra Silva, Head, National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army as the main contributor in its Wednesday (18) evening edition where a wide range of issues, related to COVID-19 preventive mechanism, ongoing vaccination drive, increase of deaths and infectees, restrictions on movements, public gatherings, statistics, etc were taken up for review and discussion. Enclosed below is the full video clip of the programme: