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A man receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 15, 2021. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday instructed health authorities to start vaccinating members of the general public in the country's Western Province with the Oxford Astra Zeneca against the COVID-19 virus. Officials said they had started vaccinating those who are at high risk of exposure of the virus, such as port workers, private hospital staff members and even garbage collectors who were based in Western Province. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)