Quarantined persons urged to undergo two-more weeks of self-quarantine at home

All those who left after completing two weeks long quarantine process have been asked to undergo another two-week long self quarantining at their respective homes, Head of National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said.

“More importantly, another person who completed the two-week long quarantine and left home had been confirmed positive for COVID-19 after seven days upon completion of the quarantining and was taken to the hospital, a matter that should be noted ,” said Lieutenant General Silva stressing the need to follow self quarantine process at their homes.

A total of 279 quarantined individuals from Jaffna and Kundasale Quarantine Centres (QCs) after the two-week long quarantine process, left for their residences this morning yesterday after receipt of Quarantine Certificates. With this, a total of 3169 quarantined individuals have so far left those QCs, manned by tri services.