25 November 2020 11:58 am
Another Covid-19 patient escaped from the Welikanda Treatment Centre last night and was captured in the Welikanda town within half an hour, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.
He said the escapee was identified as a 28 year-old drug addict from Rajangana.
DIG Rohana said five incidents of Covid-19 patients escaping treatment facilities have been reported from October 4 till today.
“All these escaped persons are either persons addicted to drugs or connected to drugs,” he said. (Ajith Siriwardana)