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Sri Lanka reported 2,904 new coronavirus cases and 118 deaths on Tuesday, reports the Colombo Page.
Citing Epidemiology Unit figures, it said that so far 11,260,795 people have had a first dose of the vaccine and 2,249,678 have had a second.
Russia’s health minister, Mikhail Murashko, has said the Sputnik V vaccine is “around 83%” effective against the Delta variant – less than was previously thought.
In June, vaccine developers said it was about 90% effective against Delta.
