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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Sri Lanka To Increase "PCR "Tests Performs Daily To Identify Corona Virus Positives

The number of "PCR "Tests performs to

identify Corona positives in the society are being increased gradually according to the Health Authorities.

According to the Director General Of Health services Dr.Anil Jasinghe Sri lanka has performed 1553 "PCR " tests last Modday (27)and planning to imcrease it by another 1000 soon with the assistance of Science and Medical faculties attached to five State Universities .

21 out of the 31 Corona Virus positives that had been reported yesterday (28) were Navy personal attached to the Navy Camp in Welisara and 06 were those who had contacted them it has been revealed.Other 04 positives were Army petsonal according to Dr.Jasinghe .
"Now we are in the final stsge of identifying the Corona cluster that caused the spreading of Corona virus among Navy persomal "He had further stated .

France Mandates Masks For Schools And Transport

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Another Two Areas In.Colombo Isolated Due To A Corona Positives

Another two areas in Colombo City

namely Torrington Hate Watte and Havelock Road had been locked down today (28) after four Corona virus positives had been identified in these areas according to Health Authorities .

Accordingly 33 persyons in Havelock Road and 25 persons in Torrington hate watte area had been moved to quarantine centers for quarantine .

Earlier Dabare Place in
Narahenpita had been locked down as some people there contacted with corona postive .

31 New Corona Virus Positives Reported Today (28)- Total Number Of Positives Had Increased To 619

During today (28) upto 10.30 p.m 31

New Corona virus positives had been reported in the country ,increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far to 619 according to Epidemeology Unit .

The majority of these Corona positives wrre Navy personal and the rest who are currently under quarantine in quarantine centers .

At the moment 478 Corona virus positives are being treated at 06 Government hospitals the Unit has stated .

Meanwhile 08 Corona positives had been discharged from Hospitals and with these positives the total number of Corona positives discharged from hospitals had risen to 134.