Second counselor from Kandakadu rehab center tests positive

Coronavirus PCR test

Another counselor from the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre has tested positive for COVID-19 at Rajanganaya today, health authorities said.

Accordingly, 200 close contacts of the counsellor including 70 children have been placed under self-quarantine.

The health authorities further said his two children have also tested positive for COVID-19.

A female counsellor attached to the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre tested positive for the virus from Marawila on Thursday.