INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry yesterday (02) stated that there are 18 patients suspected to have been infected with
the Coronavirus are currently under surveillance.According to the Epidemiology Unit, four patients are warded at the National Institute of
Infectious Disease (NIID/IDH), two at the National Hospital, two at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, three at the Kurunegala Teaching
Hospital and seven at the National Hospital in Kandy.The Epidemiology Unit has issued special guidelines for Sri Lankan students/ Nationals
and other foreign nationals returning from high risk areas of on-going Coronavirus transmission
According to the guidelines, such persons are expected to adhere to a series of practices for a period of 14 days from the time of arrival