Health Ministry Decided To Quarantine All Passangers Coming From Three Corona Hit Countries At Two Centers In Batticaloa

Ministry of Health has decided to use

the controversial private University established by Former Eastern Province Governor M.L.A.M. Hisbulla at Batticaloa and rehabilitation Treatment center at Kandkadu area in Sungavil ,Polonnaruwa District  to quarantine all the Passangers arriving in from corona Virus hit Italy ,Iran and south Korea for 14 days to check whether they are infected with Corona Virus(Covid-19).

Director General of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe had informed on this through a letter sent to the owners of Batticaloa private University authorities it has been reported .

Earlier Leprosy Hospital at Handala, Wattala had been allocated for quarantine process ,However due time the protests against the decision by the residents of the area hampered this effort.   

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A Scientific Mechanism Needs To Contain Spreading Of Corona Virus If The Virus Arrives Here -President

President Gotabaya Rajapakshe had

advised the National Security Action Committe on Corona Virus to adapt a scientific mechanism to contain the spreading of Corona Virus if the virus begin spreading in the country.

President who had  met the committee members at the Presidential Secretariet in Colombo yesterday (06)has  told the Committe members to be ready to provide quarantine  centers ,resource personal and equipment if thete's a step taken to quarantine those who are arriving in from Corona Virus hit countries.

The committee who had earlier announced to the media that a decision had been Taken to quarantine all Passangers arriving in from Corona virus hit countries like Italy, Iran and south Korea yesterday recommended president to quarantine those arriving in from the above mentioned countries.

Sri Lanka has so far taken correct steps to prevent spreading of Corona virus here President has further started.

However experts have stated that although it will affect the country 's tourism industry Sri Lanka should have taken steps to impose a foreign travel ban on all Citizens of Corona hit China, Italy, South Korea and Iran to prevent the spreading of the virus here.As an example Maldives has done that already they have stressed .

Also government should have taken a decision on.how to conduct election rallies prior to the forthcoming General Elections in.Sri Lanka as the Health experts advised the public to avoid crowded areas and public places in view of preventing the spreading of the virus  local experts have requested ..