Thirty Three Sri Lankans Evacuated From Wuhan Are Currently In Quarantine Process Regarding Corona Virus

The 33 Sri Lankans including students

and their relatives evacuated from Wuhan City ,China had been brought to Army Hospital in Diyathalawa this morning (01)for a 14 day quarantine process.

Earlier the special Sri Lankan Airlines   Plane carrying  this group of Sri Lankans had arrived in Mattala International Airport from Wuhan and they had undergone a medical checkup for corona virus at the Airport.

Then they were transported from.a special Bus to quarantine center at Diyathalawa Army Base for quarantine.

Sri Lanka Army had built two buildings attached to quarantine center with sanitation facilities within few days for the use of the Sri Lankan group brought here .

All the facilities are being provided for  these Sri lankans who are undergoing quarantine process for corona virus Army has announced.

Meanwhile four small children in the group are allowed to stay with their parents during the quarantine process Army has stressed.

Sri Lanka is  among the few countries that taken steps to evacuate it's citizens in Wuhan where the New Corona virus is spreading rapidly .

United States Of America, Japan ,Germany, India and United Kingdom. Were among other countries evacuated their citizens from Wuhan.  

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Department has advised the supervisors of  the construction sites to restrict the movements of their Chinese employees to the work sites and logging areas .

This restriction  will also apply fur Chinese workers who had recently visited China The Department has stated.

This step has been taken to prevent the spreading of Corona Virus in the country. 

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Sri Lankan Air Lines Special Airbus Carrying 33 Sri Lankan Students In Corona Virus Hit Wuhan City Arrived In Mattala Airport

• The Special Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus
  
  Ul -1422 which left for Corona virus hit Wuhan City in china to bring back stranded Sri Lankan students and their relatives ,had landed in Mattala International Airport at Hambanthota (Southern Province) around 7.40 a.m  this morning (01) according to sources .

All  Sri lankan students and their relatives in the plane are scheduled to be transported  to The special quarantine center with separate rooms specially built at Diyathalawa Army Base by a special bus for quarantine period of 14 days .

They will be closely monitored by the doctors for 14 days  to see wherher they are infected with Corona Virus.  The  incubation period of the Corona virus is 2-14 days according to doctors.

Meanwhile many sections had criticized the way authorities have sent the other Sri Lankan students returned from China due to the Corona virus epidemic, to their homes. They too should be quarantined for 14 days to check whether they are infected with the virus and send home afterwards  if they do not infected with the virus those sections have said .

Sri Lankan government had held talks with Chinese authorities soon after the closure of Wuhan city due to the corona virus epidemic ,to bring back the students there  to the country .As a result China had allowed Sri Lanka to evacuate the stranded Sri Lankan students  from the city .