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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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