18th August 2020 18:10:38 Hours
Not a single COVID-19 positive patient was reported this morning (20) from the island. The total number of infected detainees as of this morning (20) by 6.00 am at the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre for Drug addicts at Kandakadu stands at 629. Of them, 508 individuals are detainees under rehabilitation, 67 staff members, 5 guest staffers, 48 family members and close associates, including 01 person who got in contact with the infected one in the Welikada Prison, states the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).
The flight QR 668 from Doha, Qatar with 20 passengers, the flight UL 230 from Kuwait with 160 passengers, the flight UL 1126 from Chennai with 290 passengers and the flight UL 226 from Dubai with 260 passengers arrived in Sri Lanka. The Flight EY 648 with 08 passengers from Abu Dhabi are expected to arrive in Colombo and all of them would be referred to Quarantine Centres, managed by tri services.
As of today (20), 04 quarantined individuals after PCR tests are set to leave for their homes. Of them, one person from Ruwala, Kalpitiya QC and 03 from Waskaduwa Citrus QC. To-date, 31,134 individuals after completion of the Quarantine Process have left for their homes. Likewise, 5,944 persons in 44 tri-service -managed QCs are still in quarantine. Within yesterday (18), 1680 PCR tests were carried out and the total PCR tests conducted so far in the country stands at 195,025.
Meanwhile, 05 infected positive COVID-19 cases after full recovery left hospitals early this morning (20). Two of them were identified as expatriates and the rest (03) were among those associated with individuals in the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre. Accordingly, 570 individuals, associated with the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre for Drug addicts at Kandakadu after recovery have so far left. A total of 59 infected persons, connected to the Rehabilitation Centre are still under treatment. (Ends) affiliate link trace | Nike Running
