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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Twelve State Hospitals Allocated To Admit Corona Virus Suspected Cases

Twelve state Hospitals besides the

Infectious Diseases Hospital at Angoda will be allocated to provide admission facilities for suspected Corona virus cases according to Director General Of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe.

Accordingly Ragama Teaching, Kalubowila Teaching ,Negambo, Gampaha ,Anuradhapura General, Jaffna Teaching ,Batticaloa teaching Kandy teaching ,Ratnapura ,Karapitiya Hospitals as well as Kurunagala and Badulla hispitals will be used to admit corona virus suspectEd cases Dr..Jasinghe has stated during a press briefing held at Information Department today (28).

Ministry Of Health Has Introduced Two Hotlines To Get Details On Corona Virus

Ministry of Health has today

(28)introduced two new 24 hour hotlines to get the information on new Corona virus Neumonia spreads in China during a press briefing held at Information Department in Narahenpita this noon (28).

Accordingly public will be able to contact these numbers - 071 0170717 (Health Promotions Bureau ) or 011 3071073:(Disaster Unit of the
Ministry of Health )to get any clarification regarding corona virus The Director General of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe has stressed .

Addressing the Media briefing Dr.Jasinghe has stressed that there are so much misleading information
Circulated in social media these days and public should be aware on this situation .

All Sri Lankans Arriving In From Wuhan City ,China To Be Kept In Isolation In Diyathalawa Army Base -Health Minister

All Sri Lankans including students

arriving in from Wuhan city in China will be sent to a special area of Army Base in Diyatha lawa under the imstructions of President Gotabaya Rajapakshe to keep them in isolation to check whether they are infected with New corona virus spreads in China according to Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi.

Addressing a Media briefing held today (28)at the Government Information Department in Narahenpita Health Minisfer has stressed that those who are arriving in from Wuhan ,China will be kept in isolation at Diyathalawa Army Base for two weeks which is the incubation period of Corona Virus Neumonia spreads in China.

However the Health Unit of the Katunayake Airport has stated that all 50 students arrived in Katunayake Airport rom China yesterday (27) by two Chinese Aircrafts left their homes as they are in good health .

Meanwhile another 176 Sri Lankan students studying in China had arrived in from China few hours ago .