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Friday, July 17, 2020

There "s No Community Transmission Of The Corona Virus In Srii Lanka Due To Kandakadu Cluster -But The Risk Is There -Deputy Director Of The Epidemeology Unit

There's no Community transmission of

Corona virus in Sri Lanka due to the Corona Cluster emerged from Kandakadu Drug Rehabilitation Center, But public should have followed Corona Control Health guidelines further as a risk of spreading the virus is still there according to the Deputy Director of Epidemeology Unit Dr.Samitha Ginige .

At the moment all the members related to Kandakadu Corona Cluster and their close contacts had been identified and some of them.are currently being quarantined and those who were tested positive had been hospitalized he has stressed.

However Contact tracing is still there to find out contacts of the close contacts of the members of Kandakadu Cluster Dr.Ginige has stated.

Meamwhile According to the Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors Union searching the contacts of the close contacts of Kandakadu Corona cluster is continuing in 16 Districts as per the information available .

Five Corona Positives Discharged From.Hospitals Yesterday (17)After Recovery

A total number of 05 Corona positives

had been cured and discharged from hospitals yesterday (17) according to the Epidemeology Unit .

Accordingly 2012 Corona positives had been discharged from hospitals so far after full recovery .674 Corona positives and 99 suspected cases are being currently receiving treatment in Government Hospitals it has been reported .

Meanwhile 2723 "PCR"Tests had been conducted yesterday in the country to identify Corona positives .Total number of Corona positives performed so far in The country since 18 th of february is 135,519 according to Health Promotions Bureau .

Twenty Two Police Officers And Eight Civilians Attached To ASP Office In Homagama Are Being Quarantined Due To A Corona Positive Contact

As an Army officer attached to the

Kandakadu Drug Rehabilitation Center residing in Kandalanda area in Homagama (Colombo )had tested positive for Corona virus yesterday (17),22 Police officers and 08 Civilians who were close contacts of the Army officers mother are being quarantined according to the Health Authorities.

The mother of the Corona positive Army officer is a Police Constable attached to Office of the Assistant Supirintendent of Police (ASP)in Homagama and as her son was tested positive for the Corona Virus her close contacts of the office are being quarantined it has been revealed.

The Army officer had tested positive for the virus whilst under quarantine at a Quarantine Center .

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Ten Corona Positives Reported Today (17)-Nine Of Them Belong To Kandakadu Corona Cluster

A total of 10 Corona positives had been

reported in the country today (17)until 11 p.m,increasing the total number of Corona positives reported from the country to 2697 according to the Epidemeology Unit.

Accordingly 06 inmates of the Kandakadu and senapura Drug rehabilitation centers and 02 of their close contacts had tested positive for Corona virus today and a 12 year old child at Rajanganaya area as well as an arrival From India had also tested positive for the virus .

At the moment 674 Corona positives are being treated in Government Hospitals.