Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- Amid the relentless spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, a tiny glimmer of hope for us in Sri Lanka in combatting this deadly virus is the news that vaccines are likely to arrive in the country towards the end of February with inoculations to begin soon thereafter.
A report published in a weekend newspaper said some 20 million doses would be distributed by India to neighbouring countries in the next two weeks but it was not clear at this stage whether they would be given to Sri Lanka free of charge or if not, how much each of the vaccines would cost and how many would be delivered to Sri Lanka
As of Wednesday morning the Coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka stood at 54,419 with 273 deaths while worldwide the number of reported...