16 Covid19 patients were identified yesterday (30) in Sri Lanka.
According to Health Authorities majority of them were Navy Personnel.
- 9 Navy Personnel
- 6 Suduwella, Ja-Ela residents who were in Quarantine in Oluvil
- 1 – A close contact of a patient identified from Narahenpita, Dabare Mawatha
So far 1 patient has been identified in Sri Lanka today taking the total number of patients infected to 666.
505 patients are in hospital.
While commending excellent work by #COVID19 Task Force, we discussed how to:
– Identify & correct shortcomings
– Produce test kits locally
– check quality of disinfections
– Monitor adherence to health guidelines at workplaces
– Support mental wellbeing of children at home pic.twitter.com/Q8Nqil4ESH— Gotabaya Rajapaksa (@GotabayaR) May 1, 2020