Another doctor succumbs to Covid-19

September 19, 2021 at 12:21 AM

A doctor attached to the Kurunegala Provincial General Hospital has passed away yesterday (18) after contracting Covid-19.

57-year-old Dr. Sudath Bandara, who worked at the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the hospital was getting treated at the intensive care unit of the same hospital, before he succumbed to the corona virus.

Commenting on the incident, GMOA’s North Central province member Dr. Indika Ratnayake said that this is another example that no matter how cautious they are, frontline health workers are getting infected with the virus. (NewsWire)