Six cases of blood clots have been reported in people who have received the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in Sri Lanka, officials say, APA reports citing BBC.
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi says of those cases, three people have died.
The link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and reported rare blood clots has not yet been proven.
Sri Lanka started administering the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in February, with doses donated as part of India's "vaccine diplomacy" scheme.
The Indian Ocean island nation has so far received 1.2 million doses of the vaccine, which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.
Almost a million people have received their first dose.
Sri Lanka also approved the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in early March, but is yet to receive doses.
The nation has seen a surge in reported coronavirus cases since last October. It has recorded 97,472 cases and 625 Covid-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
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