Six teams to control COVID-19 virus in Colombo

Six teams have been deployed to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the city of Colombo, said the Chief Medical Officer of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), Dr. Ruwan Wijayamuni.

Their main function is to locate COVID-19 infected persons who have entered the city of Colombo and to restrict their movement to that specific area.

Dr. Ruwan Wijayamuni stated this joining the ‘Big Focus’ program on Ada Derana 24, this afternoon (14).

These teams work on the basics of locating virus-infected people, preventing it from spreading, controlling the spread within Colombo, and preventing it from flowing outside the city of Colombo, he said.

The 06 teams are operating with 49 public health inspectors (PHI) under 6 health officers, Dr. Wijayamuni added.

According to him, high-risk groups are identified and PCR tests are performed on them as a priority.

He said that 8,833 PCR tests have been carried out since March, within the city of Colombo alone.

“Since October 04, 2,884 PCR tests have been conducted. Eleven of them have been identified as positive. This is about 0.35 as a percentage. Those who were most at risk were found to be positive.”