The Coronavirus will be under control in Sri Lanka by the end of June, Dr Prasanna Gunasena, Chairman of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation said.

He said that 29 million doses were needed to vaccinate people over the age of 20 in Sri Lanka and the country has already secured 32 million doses.

He said that all the vaccines ordered from Russia, China and the United States would be received to Sri Lanka before December.

Three million doses from China and one million doses from Russia would arrive in Sri Lanka in June and the pandemic would be brought under control as soon as they are vaccinated, he further said.

He said these during a meeting with President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday.