The last batch of those who had returned from overseas and undergone quarantine process in a Quarantine center had left the Kandakadu Quarantine center yesterday (09)after being quarantined for 29 days it has been announced .
This batch compromised with 37 sri lankans who had arrived from Italy and South Korea and they have undergone quarantine for an extra fifteen days than other who had completed the quarantine process earlier as few anong them time to.time had tested positive for corona virus .
The batch members had been transported to their homes at Colombo ,Chilaw ,Kurunagala ,puttalam and negambo areas yesterday from.Army and private vehicles .
Around 65 persons who were in hiding at Al qasim city Housing scheme in puttalam and in palavi area after having close contacts with the corona virus positive found at Al qassim City housing scheme few days ago ,had been sent to punani Quarantine center last night( 09)for quarantine according to MOH (Medical Officer On Health) office at Puttalam .
These persons had been taken to Zahira quarantine center first and from there transported them to the punani Quarantine center from four buses escorted by Army .
The corona virus positive identified from Al qassim city housing scheme few days ago returned to the island on 16 th of March after attending religious activities in Indonesia and posdible he was infected with the virus there Health officials have revealed .
However before identifying him he has hidden the details on his foreign visit and travelled Tharapuram village in Mannar to attend a funeral and many other places .
Tharapuram Village was locked down on last wednesday (08)as a result .
Those who are crossing the district borders by violating curfew orders will be sent to quarantine cenrers for a 14 Day quarantine process from today (10)according to the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ajith Rohana .
Governmemt had imposed an island wide curfew from 20 th of March to prevent the spreadimg of Corona virus in tbe island and banned the transport activities among districts .
Only the essential service providers like food suppliers with a valid curfew pass are being allowed to cross the borders of districts during curfew hours .
However so many people and vehicles had been taken in to custody by police during last few weeks when attempting to cross borders of districts .
Only one corona Virus positive had been reported from Sri Lanka today (09)by 10 p.m .Accordingly the total number of Corona virus positives reported from the country had been incressed to 190.
Meanwhile 02 corona virus positives
had recovered fully and discharged from hospitals today (09) increasing the total number of Corona virus positives recovered and discharged from hospitals to 49.
Seven deaths had been reported from Sri lanka since the first corona virus posotive reported from Sri lanka on 10 th of March .
The cremation of the Seventh deseased corona virus positive who was a gem bisinessman in Ratnapura at Kotikawatta Cemetary Crematorium this morning .
