During Today (23) 38 Corona Positives Identified -29 Of Them Are Navy Personal

During today (23)38 new corona virus

positives had been identified from Sri lanka including 29 navy personal attached to Welisara Naval base according to Epidemelogy unit .

Accordingly the total number of Corona virus positives identified in the country had been risen to 368 the Unit has stated .

Earlier today 08 corona positives had been identified  through tests and by late night 30 corona positives had been reported at once .This is the highest number of Corona positives reported from the country so far it has been revealed .

With the Navy personal who had been tested positive for corona virus yesterday (22) 30 Navy personal attached to Welisara Naval base now confirmed as corona positives according to the Epidemeology Unit .

Navy commander had today declared the Welisara Naval base as an isolated  area by putting all Navy personal there under quarantine.

The Navy personal   who had been tested positive for corona virus yesterday had contacted the vitus whilst on a mission to search the people contacted with a corona virus positive identified from Suduwella ,Ja-Ela area it has been reported.

Meanwhile at present 254 Corona virus positives are being treated at 04 government hospitals the Health Ministry has announced .

Another 02 Corona positives had been discharged from hospitals today increasing the total number of Corona positives discharged from hospitals to 107.

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Only Two Passangers Will Be Allowed To Travel.In A Three Wheeler

Government has decided to allow only

two passangers to travel in a Three Wheeler and close down all barber shops throughout the island in view of preventing the spreading of corona virus in the country.

The decision to close all.barber shops in the island has been taken after a barber among those sent to quarantine centers from Keselwatte area had been tested positive for corona virus .

Now authorities are on the search to find out around 60 persons who had cut their hairs from the barber .

Government has also ordered to close down all liquor shops in the island until further notice according to a request made by many sections in.the society.

As consumimg liquor and smoking cause the looosing of immunity which is essential when fighting against corona virus several doctors in the country has criticized over allowing to  open liquor shops in many parts of the country after lifting the curfew in 22 districts last Monday .

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12 Villages In Polonnaruwa District Had Been LockedDown Until Further Notice Due To A Corona Positive

Health Authorities had taken steps to

locked down 12 villages in lankapura Divisional Secretariet with immediatre affect after A navy soldier in the area  who is on leave had been tested positive for corona virus today (22).

Accordingly no one will  be able to enter or leave from these lockeddown  villages until further notice .

The corona positive reported from Polonnaeuwa District is firrst positive to be identified with the virus from the district and now Corona positives had been identified from 16 Districts in the country  .

However still the virus is not spreading in the local  community according to Health Officials .