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Sunday, October 18, 2020

Four Villages In Kuliyapitiya Area. Are Being Locked Down After Identifying 11 Corona Positives

Four villages in Kuliyapitiya area. At North Western Province had been locked down after identifying 11 Corona positives from these villages it has been reported .

Accordingly travel restrictions are being imposed in Villages Urupitiya,Gayyawa,Athneruwa . And Pallewela .

The Corona cluster has been created after four persons including a bride groom attended a wedding held at a church had tested positive for Corona virus .These four persons had attended the wedding held on 02, ND of October and tested positive for the virus on 12 the of October

Seven of their close contacts were tested positive for Corona virus later

Authorities To Provide RS.5000 Each For The Famillies Under Quarantine Curfew In Gampha District .

Distribution of RS.5000 each among 72,345 families in 19 police divisions at Gampaha District which are under Quarantine Curfew is scheduled to be held this Tuesday(20)according to provincial Authorities .

Ths allowance will be given for those families who had lost income due to the Quarantine Curfew imposed in 19 Police divisions in Gampaha to prevent the spreading of Corona virus and Rs.400 million had been allocated for this purpose.

121 Corona Positives Had Been Reported Yesterday (17)

A total of 121 Corona positives had been reported in the country yesterday (17) increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far to 5497 according to Epidemiology Unit .

Accordingly out of these positives 115 were members of the Brsndix Corona cluster and their contacts and 05 were foreign arrivals quarantine at quarantine centers the Unit has stated .

At the moment 2081 Corona positives are being treated at Government hospitals it has been reported .

meanwhile 9513 "PCR' tests had been performed yesterday(17)in the country which is the highest Daily "PcR "tests carried out in the country so far .