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Private hospitals accused of allowing infected people to go home

Private hospitals have been accused of allowing Covid infected people to go home. Army Commander General Shavendra Silva and Director General of Health Services, Dr Asela Gunawardena met representatives of private sector laboratory technicians and discussed the possibility of implementing a common regulatory mechanism to conduct antigen and PCR tests. Priority will be given to BOI approved garment industry employees, those travelling overseas, the workforce in respective hospitals and those se

21 Jan, 2021

Tests detect more infected employees at Koggala FTZ

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The number of COVID-infected individuals detected in the Koggala Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Galle has increased to 102 as of today (21). Habaraduwa Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Dr. Pramoda Siriwardena told Colombo Gazette that five more infected individuals were detected from six factories yesterday (20). He said they were detected following PCR and rapid antigen tests conducted on Tuesday (19). A total of six factories in the Koggala FTZ have been affected due to the de

21 Jan, 2021

Twenty-five employees of Matale factory infected

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Twenty-five employees of a garment factory in Naula, Matale have tested positive for COVID-19. A Public Health Inspector (PHI) involved in Covid operations in Matale told Colombo Gazette that the employees had tested positive after being subjected to random PCR tests. He said random PCR tests were conducted on staff of the garment factory over the last four days. The 25 infected staff members were detected from the results of the PCR tests that were received today (20).

20 Jan, 2021