Five more Minuwangoda apparel factory workers test COVID-19 positive

Five more Minuwangoda apparel factory workers test COVID-19 positive

October 5, 2020   07:39 pm

Five more Minuwangoda apparel factory workers have tested positive for COVID-19 infection, stated the Department of Government Information.

A 39-year-old woman, employed at a leading apparel factory in Minuwangoda, tested positive for coronavirus and was transferred from the Gampaha Hospital to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda.

Subsequently, 400 of the apparel factory worker’s contacts at the factory were directed for self quarantine.

Meanwhile, the process of PCR testing over 1,400 employees of the apparel factory where the COVID-19 patient worked commence this morning at the factory premises.

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