Employee at another factory tests positive for COVID-19

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A 38-year-old female employee of ‘NEXT’ apparel factory in Katunayake has tested positive for COVID-19, the Administrative Public Health Inspector (PHI) of the area said.

The patient is a mother of two from Rajapakshapura, Seeduwa. It has been not yet revealed how she had contracted the virus and she had been admitted to the Horana Hospital.

Arrangements have been made to conduct PCR tests on other employees at the factory who had maintained close contacts with the patient. (T.K.G.Kapila)

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Bandara Friday, 09 October 2020 12:37 PM

Before election 1 case reported - Locked the whole country After Election - More than 1000 cases - No one cares

Mewan Alwis Friday, 09 October 2020 01:10 PM

Lockdown is not the solution for this. How many time we have to lockdown. What will happen to the economy. Don't see everything in political view point. Use the brain for a change.

joshua Friday, 09 October 2020 12:42 PM

hope it is not another cluster !!

Kumar Friday, 09 October 2020 01:25 PM

Surely there will be many more clusters, but most of them or almost all of them are asymptomatic

Bernard Friday, 09 October 2020 04:11 PM

Lockdown all the 225 members inside the Parliament to solve the problem.

Ravi Friday, 09 October 2020 04:31 PM

WHO IS NEXT ??

a Friday, 09 October 2020 04:31 PM

Get use to living with this virus entire world is doing and managing why not us .

Dr.Siri Friday, 09 October 2020 06:09 PM

Without talking about the mistakes a two week island wide lock down is advisable

Kumar Friday, 09 October 2020 07:51 PM

Srilanka need to learn from other's experience, Need to learn along with virus like many other countries, China, Italy, Iran was first 3 countries, all have open up along with virus ..

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