Colombo Public Health Dept.Ordered Every Employee Of The Hotels In Colombo To Get A Medical Certificatte By 30th Of June

The Colombo Public Health Department has ordered the owners of 500 Luxary,Semi Luxary and small Hotels and Restuarents to get a Full Medical Report of the employees who involved in preparing and serving food in these institutions by 30th of June or face legal action or cancelling of their license.

The Chief Medical Officer of Colombo Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam has said that although he made it compulsory for every worker in these Hotels and Rest who are involved in Catering to get a Full Medical Report on Diseases including Tuberculosis,Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Respiratory Diseases once a year still the reponse is too low and it make him to go for legal action against the owners of the hotels after 30th of June if they do not responded for this postively.He stressed that a large number of small hotels and rests in Colombo City are still not received  their annual license and the poor response of these hotel owners to the request may have caused cancelling of the licenses.