Fout persons attached to a Food Store at 04 th cross street in Pettah (Colombo )had been tested positive for Corona virus on Momday (19).
Due to this 35 workers attached to the food store had been sent to quarantine centers for quarantine. .
"PCR "tests had been carried out on these employees as a contact of a Brsndix Corona cluster is working there it has been revealed .
A Superintendent of Police (SP) attached to the Special Investigations Unit of the Colombo Fort police station had been tested positive for Corona virus today (20) according to sources .
The SP had been hospitalized and s group of Police officers attached to Fort police station had been sent to a quarantine Center for quarantine .
Tracing of contacts of the SP is underway it had been revealed
A total of 180 Corona positives had been reported in the Country today (20)increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far to 5811 according to Epidemiology Unit .
Accordingly all the positives reported today are linked to the Brsndix Corona Cluster in Minuwangoda area and Two factories at Katunayake free trade zone .
Out of the positives reported today 37 were from Quarantine centers ,83 were their close contacts and 35 were attached to two factories in Katunayake Free Trade Zone .
87 Corona positives had been reported in the country yesterday (19).
A total of 17 Corona Positives had been discharged from hospitals today (20)after full recovery according to Epidemiology Unit .
Accordingly 17 Corona positives treated at IDH Hospital ,Angoda ,Welikande Base ,Hambanthota Base and Welikande Base hospitals had been discharged from Hospitals today ,increasing the total number of Corona positives discharged so far to 3547 the Unit has st
At the moment 2341 Corona positives are being treated at government hospitals .
Notorious Criminal and Drug Kingpin Samarasinghe Arachchige Madush Lakshitha allias Makandure Madush had shot dead this morning (20) at Applewatte Housing scheme in Maligawatta area during a crossfire between Police officers attached to Colombo Crimes Division (CCD).
The deceased Makandure Madush who had been brought back to Sti Lanka by Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers from Dubai during Good governance government last year ,was under the custody of CCD and he was taken to Maligawatte Housing scheme by the Police in search of 22 kilo grammes of Narcotics hidden in the area it has been revealed .
During the raid a group of drug smuggkers. Arrived in the area had exchanged gunshots with police and due to a ginshot fired by a Police officer Makandure Madush had been killed according to Police .Two police officers attached to CCD were also injured and hospitalized due to the incident .
CCD Officers had recovered 22 Kilo grammes of Narcotics worth Rs.220 million hidden at the area later and another 10 Kilo grammes of Heroin hidden at Kotikawatte area accordance to the information provided by Madush earlier .
After the Magisterial inquiry on the death of Madush his body was handed over to His legal. Wife out. Of his two wives present .
Police Quarantine Curfew has been imposed by Authorities in five Police Divisions at Kuliyapitiya area(North Western Province ) from today (20) until further notice as the number of Corona positives in the area are on the rise .
Accordingly the Police Curfew has been imposed in Kuliyapitiya ,Pannala,Narammala ,Dummalasuriya and Giriulla police divisions
14 new Corona positives had been reported in Kuliyapitiya area today and all of them were attended a church mass held at s Church in Kuliyapitiya area the Chief MOH of Kuliyapitiya Dr.Uthpala Sankalpa Gunasekare has stated .
Meanwhile so far 25 Corona positives had been reported from Kuliyapitiya area and among them there were those who have attended a Church wedding held on 02nd of October Dr.Gunaseksra has revealed .
He has urged those who have attended the Church mass and wedding held at Kuliyapitiya to report on their true details and undergo "PCR " tests. .
