CMC member tested COVID-19 positive

• He had recently visited the Peliyagoda fish market

By Yohan Perera   

A member of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has been tested COVID-19 positive, a fellow member of the council said yesterday.   

Senior member of the CMC Mahinda Kahandagama said his fellow member of the council has been admitted to IDH for treatment.   According to sources from the CMC the victim had gone for a PCR test following medical advice as he has had a slight temperature and runny nose. He had recently visited the Peliyagoda fish market.   
However, the infected member had not attended the Council meeting on October 30, 2020 and only 60 members out of 103 had attended the meeting on that day.