Eight hundred and seventy eight persons tested positive for COVID-19 during the past 24 hours with the majority of them reported from Colombo district, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 said.
The Task Force on COVID-19 said that all those who tested positive yesterday are close contacts of the infected persons.
According to the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry, the total number of COVId-19 infected persons increased to 25, 410. Among them, 6,982 patients are currently being treated at hospitals. So far, 124 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in the country with two more deaths reported yesterday.
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The Palali-Achchuveli main road in the Northern Province was reopened today (Nov 01) after being closed for over 30 years, following a directive from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
A housemaid who stole a pilot’s baggage at the Bandaranaike International Airport was arrested within three hours after the robbery today, Police said.
The Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced plans to introduce an online appointment system for passport applications, set to launch soon.
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