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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Two Prison Inmates Suspected As Infected With Corona Virus Admitted To Karapitiya Hospital

Two Prison Inmates at the Bussa Prison in Galle had been admitted to Karapitiya Teaching Hospital this evening (08)with high fever similar to Corona virus fever it has been reported.

The two Prison Inmates are from Mampitiya ,Galle and Devi Nuwara, Matara areas and the one from Devi Nuwara area had close contacts with a person arrived in from South Korea before remanded according to prison sources .

Authorities Decided Not To Lift The Curfew In Ratnapura And Palmadulla Areas Tomorrow (09) As Scheduled -A Gem Businessman From Their Died At IDH Hospital -Two Of His Family Members Tested Positive For Corona Virus

Authorities have decided not to lift the curfew in Ratnapura and Palmadulla Police divisions tomorrow (09)morning as scheduled due to the two coroms virus positives identified from mudduwa ,Ratnapura area today (08).

Earlier the curfew in Ratnapura and Palmadulla Police divisions scheduled to be lifted at 6. a.m tomorrow morning alomg with 19 other districts .

However due to the corona virus positives reported today Police have changed the earlier plan .The transport activities between Ratnapura and Palmadulla too will be completely banned.

Among those who were tested positive for Corona virus at mudduwa in Ratnapura are the 15 year old son and Mother of the Mount Lavinia based Gem Businessman who has died today at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Angoda as the seventh Corona virus victim .The deceased was from.Mudduwa area and got infected with the virus during his visit to Germany with a friend it has been revealed.

However although he was tested positive for the virus at a Private hospital he has avoided attending a quarantine process even after Health Ministry has requested him to do so and was there in hiding .

Later he was admitted to IDH Hospital with fever last month and his wife and daughter too tested positive later and admitted to same Hospital.

Meanwhile around 60 families at Mudduwa area are scheduled to be sent to a Quarantine center for the quarantine process it has been revealed.

Tharapuram Village In Mannar Shutdown Due To A Presence Of Corona Virus Suspect

Public health Inspectors attached to the Public Health Inspectors Office at Mannar had temporarily shut down the Tharapuram village in Mannar since this morning (08)as a corona virus suspect in Puttalam District reported as attended a funeral held in the village on 18th of March.

The Forner Deputy Minister Carder Masthan who had also attended the same funeral is currently under self isolation public heath Inspectors have revealed.

Coronavirus - Mumbai Makes Masks Compulsory, Violators Face Arrest

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-mumbai-makes-wearing-masks-in-public-places-compulsory-violators-to-be-punished-may-be-a-2208276

Spain's Corona Virus Deaths Rise As WHO warns Against Easing Curb

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-

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Seventh Corona Death Reported Today (08)-04 Corona Positives Identified And 02 Positives Were Discharged

Seventh corona death in Sri Lanka had

been reported this evening (08)as a male in his 40 's has died whilst receiving treatment at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Angoda .

This is the second Corona virus death reported from Sri Lanka this week.

Meanwhile another 04 corona virus positives had been reported from Sri Lanka during today (08)increasing the total of Corona virus positives in the country to 189 .

Another 02 Corona virus positives had been fully recovered and discharged from the hospital this evening. Now 44 corona virus positives had been discharged from Hospitals .

The number of Corona virus positives currently being treated in 03 government Hospitals is 138.