Thirty three (33) isolated rooms have been built in Diyathalawa camp to facilitate students arriving from coronavirus-hit Wuhan Province in China.
From picking from the airport with maximum security to providing quarantine facilities at the Diyathalwa camp, the Army is all prepared to accept the students coming from Wuhan, said Army Spokesperson Brigadier Chandana Wickremasinghe.
He said they were informed that about 40 students are to arrive to the camp and a team of army officers including medical staff will be on 24 hour duty for over a month. The rooms will include attached bathrooms. If any student show symptoms of the virus, he or she will be immediately transferred to Infectious Diseases Hospital.
On instructions by the Army Commander, students arriving from Wuhan will be screened and taken from separate passenger terminal directly to the camp with maximum security.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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