7211 people in 79 tri-service-managed QCs

All 650 people at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre fully recovered ; NOCPCO

by Zulfick Farzan 06-10-2020 | 11:20 AM

Colombo (News 1st); All 650 people at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre fully recovered and were discharged vacating the premises, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

The total number of fully-recovered detainees in quarantine at Kandakadu and Senapura Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres for Drug Addicts stands at 650.

Flight EY 264 from Abu Dhabi with 11 passengers, flight QR 668 and UL 218 from Doha with 52 passengers and flight EK 4930 from Istanbul, Turkey with 260 passengers have arrived in Colombo.

All those passengers were referred to Quarantine Centres, managed by tri-services after formalities at the airport.

Within the day (06), 294 quarantined individuals after PCR tests are set to leave for their homes.

49,003 individuals have been sent back home after completing the mandatory quarantine period.

As of this morning (06), 7211 people in 79 tri-service-managed QCs are still in quarantine.