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Sunday, May 24, 2020

A Special Sri Lankan Airlines Flight Carrying 181 Sri Lankans Stranded In Moscow Landed At Katunayake Airport This Morning (25)

A Special Sri Lankan Airlines flight

carrying 181 Sri lankans stranded in Russia's capital Moscow due to the Corona pandamic, Had landed at Katunayake International Airport this morning (25) it has been reported .

The Sri lankan passangers arrived from the flight were disinfected with their luggage before entering the terminal building and afterwards the health office at the Airport had checked their temperstures to see whether they are showing Corona virus symptoms before transporting them to quarantine centers through special Army Buses.

This was the second batch of Sri lankans stranded in Moscow brough back by the Sri lankan Airlines .Last friday a special flight had brought back 281 Sri lankans stranded in Moscow .

Fourteen Corona Virus Positives Had Been Discharged From Hospitals Today (24)

Fourteen Corona virus positives had

been discharged from hospitals today (24)after fully recovered according to the Epidemeilogy Unit .

Accordingly 674 Corona Virus positives had been discharged from Hospitals so far .

Updated -51 Corona Virus Positives Mainly Those Who Had Arrived From Kuwait, Had Been Identified Today (24)

Fifty one (51) new Corona virus

positives had been identified today(24)until 9.45 p.m ,Increasing the total number of Corona virus positives reported from the country to to 1140 according to Epidemeology Unit.

Accordingly fourty nine (49) corona positives out of the fifty one positives identified today were Sri lankans brought bck to the country recently from Kuwait and currently under quarantine at Quarantine centers in Trincomalee and Minneriya it has been revealed .One positive was a Navy personal and other positive was a returnee from Indonesia who is currently under quarantine at the quarantine center in Pelwehera area.

At the moment 457 Corona positives are being treated in Government hospitals .