A Covid treatment center comprising of 2000 beds will be set up in the Werellawatta area in Gampaha to deal with the existing Covid risk, the government said today (30). In addition, it has been decided to take over the buildings of two closed factories in the Katunayake and Mirigama areas for treatment centers as well. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga at the Gampaha District Secretariat to discuss future steps to control the Covid situation. It was revealed that 234 patients have been identified from the Gampaha district yesterday alone. The Director of Indigenous Health Services in Gampaha pointed out that 248,387 people in the Gampaha district have been vaccinated against Covid.

Source: The Nation April 30, 2021 08:37 UTC