President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made an observational visit to the vaccination centre established at the Vihara Maha Devi Open Air Theatre in Colombo, on Monday night with Chief of Defence Staff, Army Commander and Head, National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) General Shavendra Silva. Picture by Upul Nilanga - President’s Media Division 

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made an observational visit to the Vaccination Centre established at the Vihara Maha Devi Open Air Theatre in Colombo, on Monday night. The Centre, which is being operated by the Army, is open 24 hours a day. A large number of people visited the vaccination centre yesterday to receive the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The President engaged in cordial discussions with the people at the venue.

A total of 244,251 people have received the second dose of AstraZeneca in two days and the first dose was given to the people in the Kegalle District, on Monday. President Rajapaksa thanked all members of the health and Security Services, who are committed to making the vaccination programme a success. Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Major General Dr Sanjeewa Munasinghe and Chief of Defence Staff, Army Commander and Head, National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) General Shavendra Silva were also present.