Army-converted Hardy College ICC Ready to Take 400 New Cases

Considering the sudden surge in numbers of COVID infected persons, Hardy College of Technology at Ampara was improvised to serve as an Intermediate Care Centre (ICC) on the directions of the Commander Security Forces-East Major General Channa Weerasuriya to meet with needs at this critical hour of our society as per guidelines issued by General Shavendra Silva, Head, NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army.

The establishment of this Intermediate Care Centre which consists with 400 beds was accomplished considering the urgent need of strengthening the government’s efforts of containing the spread of ‘COVID-19’ virus.

Major General Weerasuriya on Friday (7) visited the location and supervised the complex.

Source: www.army.lk