Eleven New corona virus positives had been identified and two other corona virus positives that have been fully recoverd had been discharged by 2 p.m today (22)according to the Epidemeology Unit .
Accordingly the total number of Corona Virus positives identified from the country had risen to 321 today as 11 corona positives from Beruwala area in Kalutara District who are under quarantine at quarantine centers had been tested positive for the virus today .
All these positives are relatives of a recently identified corona positive in Beruwela according to reports .
Another two corona virus positives had been discharged from hospitals after fully recovered and the total number of positives so far recovered and dischatged from hospitals is now stands as 104 .
PCR tests to identify Corona virus positives are due to be performed on little more than 300 Fish businessmen at Central Fish Market Complex at Paliyagoda today (22)as a fish vendor in Piliyandala who was tested positive for corona virus last Monday reported as visited the fish market few times .
The positive had also visited few houses to sell fish as well it has been reported.
Paliyagoda Fish Market has been closed for 03 days days since yesterday after the fish vendor that had been tested positive for the virus, reported as visited the fish market few days .
Meanwhile PCR tests had been carried out yesterday (21) on persons in Boralesgamuwa and an area near Khettarama International Stadium due to the Corona virus positive found in Boralesgamuwa area had been in those areas .
113 Sri lankan students studying in Pakistan who were stranded in two Pakistan Airports had been brought to Sri lanka in a special Sri lankan Airlines flight yesterday (21).
Accordingly 93 students had been brought ftom Lahore international Airport and anothe 20 students brought from Karachchi International Airport .
Soon after their arrival they were sent to quarantine centers by 05 special buses for quarantine .
Another group of students engaged in higher studies in India is scheduled to be brought back to Sri lanka according to rhe government .
Army had this morning (21) sent 1010 persons belonging to 242 families residing in Bandarnayake road ,Keselwatte,Colombo to quarantine centers after another five corona virus positieves had been identified within a group under self quarantine there .
Around 52 corona virus positives had been identified from Keselwatte area during last three days and close contacts they had with a corona positive female in Kotahena area caused this situation according to health authorities .
A group of 203 persons in Keselwatte also had been sent to quarantine centers last sunday .
Six new Corona virus positives had been identified today (21) upto 6 p.m and four Corona virus positives had been fully recovered and discharged from hospitals according to the Epidemeology Unit .
Accordingly the total number of Corona positives reported from Sri lanka had been increased to 310 and the total number of Corona positives discharged so far had been increased to 102 .
Out of the six corona positives reported today five are from those who are under quarantine lives in Bandaranayake Road in Keselwatte.One had been identified today from Ratnapura .
Another 201 corona positives are being treated at 04 Government Hospitals at present the Epidemeology Unit has stated .
