A total of 20 new COVID-19 cases have been identified today (22), raising the number of confirmed cases in the country to 330.
Those identified today include 11 residents of Beruwela who are undergoing quarantine at the Batticaloa quarantine centre, a Navy Sailor attached to the Welisara Naval Base who is being treated at the Polonnaruwa hospital and one individual from the Suduwella area in Ja Ela who is at the Oluvil quarantine centre.
Seven more COVID-19 patients were also identified late this evening.
Meanwhile, the number of patients who have completely recovered from the disease and discharged from hospital has risen to 105. Seven patients have died from the disease.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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