217 stranded Sri Lankans return from US

23 June 2020 09:43 am

A total of 217 Sri Lankans, who were stranded in United States due to the Corona-19 pandemic has arrived in the country this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

The passengers had transitted arrived at the Dubai International Airport since there are no direct flights operating to Sri Lanka from the United States.

The returnees and their luggage were subject to health checks and disinfection process at the airport and then subjected to PCR test.(T.K.G. Kapila)