113 from Grandpass sent for quarantine

113 from Grandpass sent for quarantine

April 15, 2020   05:26 pm

A total of 113 persons from Nagalagam Street in Grandpass have been directed to mandatory quarantine process today (15) as they have been potentially exposed to an individual who had contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Navy on April 9, conducted an intelligence operation to locate 28 persons who were avoiding quarantine orders remaining in the village of Suduwella, Ja-Ela. Subsequently, this group of persons were directed for proper quarantine process and 06 of them were found to be COVID-19 patients.

Two persons from Nagalagam Street were recently directed to quarantine centre in Punani as they had been in contact with the aforementioned group of persons from Suduwella area. However, one of them had later tested positive for the virus while he was at the quarantine centre.

Public Health Officers Friday (15) visited the homes of these two persons. They have directed 93 individuals from Sekkuwatta area to Punani quarantine centre and sent another 20 to Naval Quarantine Center in Sampur.

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