SBS Sinhala current Affair: ACT lashes federal government over Pfizer distribution

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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr speaks to the media during a COVID-19 update in Canberra, Source: AAP

Highlights

• The regional town of Cowra in New South Wales has been lockdown from 5pm on (Monday 20 Sep) in response to a growing number of COVID-19 cases.
• VIC Premier has flagged global supply issues with the Pfizer vaccine and is urging state’s residents to take whatever vaccine is currently available
• ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr accused the federal government of favouring New South Wales and Victoria with supplies of Pfizer doses.
• The Northern Territory has recorded a new COVID-19 case after a man travelled from New South Wales to Darwin and tested positive