The Nugegoda resident who was under quarantine and passed away at the Chilaw hospital was infected with COVID-19, the Health Ministry confirmed.
Earlier reports said that the death was being probed, but the Health Ministry later confirmed he had passed away suffering a heart attack, but was infected with COVID-19
The 60-year-old resident of Nugegoda, had been working in Bahrain on a ship and returned on September 2. He had been on quarantine since then.
He had fallen ill earlier and rushed to hospital where he passed away.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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