Two more employees of the apparel factory in Minuwangoda, where the COVID-19 patient from Divulapitiya worked, have tested positive for COVID-19.
They had been treated at the Kurunegala Hospital before being transferred to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda.
The Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva confirmed that both patients are female workers of the apparel factory.
A 39-year-old woman, employed at a leading apparel factory in Minuwangoda, tested positive for coronavirus and was transferred from the Gampaha Hospital to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda.
Subsequently, 400 of the apparel factory worker’s contacts at the factory were directed for self quarantine.
Meanwhile, the process of PCR testing over 1,400 employees of the apparel factory where the COVID-19 patient worked commence this morning at the factory premises.
