Sri Lankan-born Australian dies of COVID-19

April 5, 2020 06:30 pm

A Sri Lankan-born Australian citizen has succumbed to the novel coronavirus at Melbourne, Australia, today (05).

Reportedly, the patient had been 52 years old at the time of passing.

He had served in the SriLankan Airlines and as a chef while in Australia.

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