Three (03) inmates at Oluvil Quarantine Centre tested positive for COVID-19

After having revealed that three (03) inmates at Naval Quarantine Centre in Oluvil were tested positive for COVID-19, the Navy promptly rushed them for treatment on 18^th April 2020.

The Navy on 09^th April 2020 conducted an intelligence operation to locate 28 persons who were avoiding quarantine orders remaining in the village of Suduwella, Ja-Ela. Subsequently, this group of persons were directed to the Naval Quarantine Centre in Oluvil for proper quarantine process. Meanwhile, this group of individuals underwent a PCR test on 17^th April 2020 and in the test results 03 of them were tested positive for COVID-19.

Subsequently, the 03 individuals were rushed to treatment centre established at Iranawila for COVID-19 patents by a Navy’s ambulance on 18^th April 2020.