Welisara Navy Camp Isolated after 29 Sailors Confirmed Positive for COVID-19

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army in a special statement made to the Media this evening (23) at about 8.30 pm announced that Welisara Navy Camp-based 30 sailors, including the COVID-19 positive one detected from Polonnaruwa while on leave on Wednesday (22) have now been confirmed infected after PCR tests, prompting the Commander of the Navy to isolate the entire camp premises with immediate effect.

It was revealed that the sailor confirmed positive after PCR tests in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa prior to his departure on leave from the Welisara Navy Camp had participated in the isolation and quarantining work carried out in Suduwella, Ja-Ela area where he largely dealt with drug addicts who were later found positive for COVID-19 and confined to Quarantine Centres. Soon after the Polonnaruwa case was confirmed, his residential quarters, office premises and all his whereabouts inside the camp premises were disinfected and all his fellow-workmates were subsequently kept in quarantine after conduct of PCR tests on all of them in the camp.

Accordingly, measures have been adopted to quarantine all those who joined Suduwella operations as well as those who had gone on leave in accordance with health guidelines and procedures. More and more PCR tests are still in progress after isolation of the premises as of this evening (23). (Ends)

The video statement is attached:

Source: www.army.lk