The second Sri Lankan infected with
Corona Virus (Covid -19 virus ) within Sri Lanka, The third patient identified in the country is currently being received treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH),Angoda according to the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe.
The newly found Corona Virus infectod person who is a 44 year old local tourist guide who had shared a same room with the Second Corona virus infected person identified in the country who is also a Tourist guide .A driver and a lecturer on Italian language.
Both the Patients who are currently receiving treatment at the IDH Hospital had shared the same room whilst guiding a group of Italian tourists at Dambulla area earlier this month it has been revealed.
The virus believed to be transmitted to the third patient from the second infected person .
Meamwhile Health Ministry is currently tracing the persons the two Corona virus infected tourist guides had contacts with during past two weeks and the locations they were in .
The family members including the wife and children of the Second Corona virus infected person are being currently quarantined at their house in Mattegoda ,Colombo according to reports.
There's a panic situation occurred in Ananda Collage ,Colombo this morning as a group of Mothers had attempted to take their children back home as a runour spreads in saying that the son of the Senior tourist guide who
Had tested positive for Corona virus has also infected with the virus .
However Health Ministey has later denied the rumours .