Five Covid-19 positive inmates escape from Gallella Treatment Centre

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Five inmates from Negombo Prison who tested positive for Covid-19 and were being treated at the Gallella Treatment Centre in Polonnaruwa have escaped this morning, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

He said the inmates have been remanded at the Negombo Prison and transferred to the treatment centre after they contracted Covid-19.

The majority of the inmates are drug addicts and a special operation has been launched in the Gallella and Polonnaruwa areas by the police and security forces to locate them.

The inmates aged between 22 and 52.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)

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Comments - 8

BigEars Thursday, 31 December 2020 08:43 AM

The virus is now roaming free islandwide. We bring from overseas to the beat of drums. So this will make no difference.

Sokrates Thursday, 31 December 2020 08:49 AM

A prison is not a suitable place for drug addicts.

Sandy Thursday, 31 December 2020 09:02 AM

So nobody is watching them while in hospital

Kumaran, Wattala Thursday, 31 December 2020 09:43 AM

With past experience the officials in charge of this patients should have arranged more security and taken precautions. No point of bolting the stable after the escape.

Fuller Thursday, 31 December 2020 10:25 AM

no community spread huh

Ram Thursday, 31 December 2020 11:15 AM

This government lost control of the Prisons and now have lost control of the small treatment centres. Where is our caretaker General Shavindra

Games Thursday, 31 December 2020 11:24 AM

Possibly the prisoners were allowed to escape so the Govt. has a scapegoat for the next wave of infections.... who knows with the many games and coverups happening.. :(

Johan Thursday, 31 December 2020 12:22 PM

May be fear of cremation

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