Over 177 Sri Lankans who were stranded in Mumbai due to coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown have been repatriated to home in separate flights yesterday and they will be sent to Quarantine Centres (QCs), managed by tri services for necessary quarantine process, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.
As of now, 4,124 persons are in quarantine in 40 island-wide QCs, run by tri services. By this evening (1600 hours), 08 more COVID-19 positive cases were reported. Of them, 05 were from Chennai, Bangladesh (2) arrivals and one sailor. Similarly, 26 personnel, 21 overseas-based Sri Lankans and 05 heroic sailors after recovery left hospitals yesterday.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
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