178 Sri Lankans repatriated from Maldives

178 Sri Lankans repatriated from Maldives

August 10, 2020   05:57 pm

A group of 178 Sri Lankans stranded in Maldives due to the Covid-19 pandemic have been repatriated today (10).

The arrived onboard a SriLankan Airlines flight which landed at the Mattala Airport at around 12.30 p.m. today.

They have been subjected to PCR tests after arriving in the country, Ada Derana reporter said.

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