Authorities Decided Not To Lift The Curfew In Ratnapura And Palmadulla Areas Tomorrow (09) As Scheduled -A Gem Businessman From Their Died At IDH Hospital -Two Of His Family Members Tested Positive For Corona Virus

Authorities have decided not to lift the curfew in Ratnapura and Palmadulla Police divisions tomorrow (09)morning as scheduled due to the two coroms virus positives identified from mudduwa ,Ratnapura area today (08).

Earlier  the curfew in Ratnapura and Palmadulla Police divisions  scheduled to be lifted at 6. a.m tomorrow morning alomg with 19 other districts .

However due to the corona virus positives reported today  Police have changed the earlier plan .The transport activities between Ratnapura and Palmadulla too will be completely banned.

Among those who were tested positive for Corona virus at mudduwa in Ratnapura are the 15 year old son and Mother of the Mount Lavinia based Gem Businessman who has died today at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Angoda as the seventh Corona virus victim .The deceased was from.Mudduwa area and got infected with the virus during his visit to Germany with a friend it has been revealed.

However although he was tested positive for the virus at a Private hospital he has avoided attending a quarantine process even after Health Ministry has requested him to do so and was there in hiding .

Later he was admitted to IDH Hospital with fever last month and his wife and daughter too tested positive later and admitted to same Hospital.

Meanwhile around 60 families at Mudduwa area are scheduled to be sent to a Quarantine center for the quarantine process it has been revealed.