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Saturday, March 7, 2020

Northern Italy Quarantines 16 Million People Over Corona Virus Fear

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One Was Killed And Another Injured Due To A Motorcycle Collision

A Youth Motorcyclist had been killed

and another Motorcyclist had been injured and admitted to Chilaw base Hospital for treatment last night (06) after two motorcycles they were riding in colliding with each other at Suduwella area in Madampe -Kuliyapitiya road .

The deceased was a resident of Suduwella area .

Health Ministry Decided To Quarantine All Passangers Coming From Three Corona Hit Countries At Two Centers In Batticaloa

Ministry of Health has decided to use

the controversial private University established by Former Eastern Province Governor M.L.A.M. Hisbulla at Batticaloa and rehabilitation Treatment center at Kandkadu area in Sungavil ,Polonnaruwa District to quarantine all the Passangers arriving in from corona Virus hit Italy ,Iran and south Korea for 14 days to check whether they are infected with Corona Virus(Covid-19).

Director General of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe had informed on this through a letter sent to the owners of Batticaloa private University authorities it has been reported .

Earlier Leprosy Hospital at Handala, Wattala had been allocated for quarantine process ,However due time the protests against the decision by the residents of the area hampered this effort.