Coronavirus: Three more Sri Lankans tested positive

13 March 2020 07:19 pm

Three more suspected coronovirus Sri Lankans have been now tested positive, bringing the total of confirmed patients to five, Health Services Director General Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

They include a 41-year-old Sri Lankan who had arrived in Sri Lanka from Germany and was undergoing treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda while the other two aged 37 and 43 had arrived from Italy and were under quarantine at the Kandakadu quarantine centre in Batticaloa.

The 37-year-old Sri Lankan was admitted to the Polonnaruwa General Hospital and the 43-year-old Sri Lankan was admitted to the IDH.