State Minister of Clay, Cane, Brass, Furniture and Rural Industry Promotion Prasanna Ranaweera has tested positive for COVID-19.
Issuing a statement, State Minister Ranaweera said he had tested positive following a PCR test conducted after isolating himself.
Stating that he had engaged in official duties under strict health guidelines, State Minister Ranaweera called on his close associates to isolate and undergo PCR or Rapid Antigen Tests.
He is the fifth Parliamentarian to test positive for COVID-19 in last 14 days
Earlier, Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Hambantota District Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Dilip Wedarachchi had contracted the virus.
Thereafter, Sri lanka Podujana Peramuna’s Matale District MP Rohana Dissanayake and Badulla District MP Janaka ThissaKutti Aracchi had tested positive. (NewsWire)