"Increase the RT-PCR testing capacity to 1500 tests per day"

The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), Ceylon College of Physicians and Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists have collectively requested the government to;

Increase the RT-PCR testing capacity to 1500 tests per day.

Conduct community surveillance in hotspots. According to the epidemiology unit

Also says there are 2000 first-level contacts in Sri Lanka. If these first-level contacts can be covered through risk-stratified/pooled sampling, it will;