NEW DELHI - Sri Lanka has found six cases of blood clots among recipients of the AstraZeneca AZN.L COVID-19 vaccine, three of whom have died, Health Minister Pavithra Waniarachchi told parliament on Wednesday.

Nearly a million people have been given the first dose of the Indian-made vaccine in the country. No announcement of any halt to the vaccination programme has been made.

(Reporting by Waruna Karunatilake; editing by John Stonestreet) ((Krishna.Das@tr.com; +91 987111 8314;))