The new group of people were found from Ja-Ela, Mattakkuliya and Ragama areas.
The Navy on 09th April 2020 conducted an intelligence operation to apprehend 28 persons who were avoiding quarantine orders remaining in the village of Suduwella, Ja-Ela. Subsequently, this group of persons were directed for proper quarantine process and 06 of them were found to be persons contracted COVID-19.
Further, the Navy on 13th April 2020 identified another 32 individuals from Ja-Ela, Mattakkuliya and Ragama areas, who were potentially exposed to the aforesaid COVID-19 infected persons. Meanwhile, with the onset of COVID-19 symptoms, one woman in this group was rushed to the Welikanda Base Hospital, Polonnaruwa for COVID-19 testing. The rest (31) were sent to the Naval Quarantine Center at Nachchikuda, Mannar. Among the 31 persons were 06 females, 17 males and 08 children.
