Sri Lankan Airlines Flight UL 1206 last night (22) brought down one more batch of 261 Sri Lankan expatriates from Russia to Colombo on a directive given by HE the President, according to the National Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

They all were referred to Quarantine Centres after medical examinations.

Those expatriates have remained stranded in those countries for some time due to prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. |