A second patient is confirmed to have died from COVID-19 in the country. The individual died this evening at the Negombo Hospital, Director General of Health Services Dr Anil Jasinghe stated.
Issuing a statement through the Government Information Department, he added that the deceased was a 64-year-old male resident in Kochchikade.
He had admitted himself to a private hospital in Negombo and had later been transferred to the Negombo Hospital, where he passed away.
Dr Jasinghe added that the patient was only confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 today (30).
He had also been suffering from a heart attack and had a long-term respiratory disorder.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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