Lanka receives first batch of Pfizer vaccine

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday received the first batch of Pfizer vaccine, becoming the first country in South Asia to get the US-made Covid-19 jab. Officials say 26,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine directly purchased by the Sri Lankan government was flown into the country. AP

Gunmen attack Nigeria school, abduct 150 students

BAUCHI: Around 150 children are missing after armed men attacked a school in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state, a parent and an administrator said on Monday. Reuters

Jailing me during Covid akin to death sentence: Zuma

Johannesburg: Embattled former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma has said that sending him to jail during the Covid pandemic at his age would tantamount to a death sentence. pti