An employee of Kalubowila Hospital (Dehiwela resident) tests positive for COVID

October 21, 2020 at 11:40 AM

An employee of the Kalubowila Hospital has tested positive for COVID-19.

The employee had fever when reporting to work on the 15th of October and the PCR test returned a positive result, Hospital director said.

Individual is a resident of Dehiwala.

According to the Hospital Director, PCR tests have been conducted on 16 staff members of the Hospital who associated with the COVID-19 infected employee. (NewsWire)