Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Chief Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva said PCR testing for naval personnel in the Welisara Naval Base has been expedited and the base has been completely locked down to prevent spread of coronavirus further.
He told the defence.lk that with another 30 naval personnel tested positive for coronavirus yesterday (April 24) making the total number of coronavirus infected sailors to 60, SLN has taken steps to conduct over 400 PCR tests per day from today.
“Our request to public is not to be unduly worried about this situation as the SLN has already taken immediate steps to contain the spread of coronavirus,” Vice Admiral De Silva said.
He said the SLN had taken precautionary measures to confine sailors to their barracks and also to bring the sailors who were on leave and had close connections with corornavirus positive patients, back to the naval base.
Meanwhile a press release issued by SLN today said that nearly 4,000 naval personnel and their families (194 married quarters are located in the Welisara Naval Complex) have been isolated within the camp.
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