315 inmates test negative for COVID-19
Posted by Editor on July 9, 2020 - 9:23 am

The Welikada prison inmates who were subjected to PCR tests have tested negative for COVID-19, army commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said.
Authorities carried out PCR tests on 315 inmates after a prisoner tested positive for the corona-virus on Monday, prompting authorities to temporarily bar visitors from the prison.
The inmate was held at the Treatment & Rehabilitation Centre in Kandakadu and was transferred to the Welikada Prison on the 27th of June, the Government Information Department said.
(Source: News1st)
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Ha, Ha,
Prison closed to visitors.
All testing “NEGATIVE”.
When prison open to visitors, the Prison will be empty !!!