"PCR " and Rapid Antigen Tests will be conducted along with the legal action against those who are not wearing Masks and distance themselves with others in the community according to Police Department .
Around 74 persons had been arrested over not wearing masks in public places during last 24 hours and 2172 persons had been arrested on the same offence from 30 th of October until now the Department has stated .
Legal action is scheduled to be taken against them .
Saint Andrews Road and Saint Andrews upper and lower Road at Modara Police Division had been isolated since 5 a.m this morning (05)according to National Covid -19 Prevention Center .
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The isolation has been implemented due to the surge of Corona cases in these Roads it had been revealed .
Isolation imposed on National Housing
Residents at Mailgawatte National Housing Scheme had conducted a protest in front of the housing scheme on last Sunday against not providing them financial support during 80 day isolation period ,They have demanded the authorities to lift the isolation .,So they can go to work and earn it has been reported ,Soon after this protest National Covid-19 Prevention Center had announced the lifting of the isolation .
In Awissawella area too authorities had lifted the isolation although there's a surge in the Corona cases .
Isolation imposed at 11 Rural Development Officer (Grama Niladari Wasam) areas and a police division in Colombo and Gampaha Districts had been lifted since 5 a m this morning (04) due to the containing the spreading of corona virus in those areas according to National Covid -19 Prevention Center .
Accordingly Isolation imposed at Modara Police division ,Hulftsforf East and west Rural devolopment areas of Keselwatte Police division Demalawatta Area at Pitakotte in Mirihana police division and 08 other areas in Gampaha and kiribathgoda areas had been lifted since this morning .
A total of 403 Corona Positives had been reported today (03)increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far to 44,774 according to Epidemeology Unit .
Accordingly all these Corona positives were contacts of the Corona positives reported earlier belongs to the Minuwangoda ,Paliyagoda and Prisons corona clusters .The total number of Corona positives reported from these. clusters so far had risen to 41,031 the Center has stated .
At the moment 7311 Corona positives are being treated at government hospitals and treatment Centers .
