By Sarah Hannan The Welisara Navy Camp reopened on Tuesday (23), providing access to essential services, while the Sri Lanka Navy is also looking at reopening a few departments with a minimum amount of staff by 1 July, The Morning learnt. "We need to ensure that all the logistical issues are looked into. Services such as uniform issuance and upkeep, repair units, and research and development units will gradually commence work. Facilities such as staff accommodation and administrative offices are currently undergoing refurbishment to facilitate the health guidelines as well," Sri Lanka Navy Media Spokesperson Lt. Commander Isuru Suriyabandara told The Morning. He also noted that the Sri Lanka Navy will take as much time needed to bring in the rest of the sailors and their families who have now fully recovered and are being routinely monitored. The Welisara Navy Camp was placed in isolation on 23 April following the Covid-19 outbreak reported within the camp premises. With the rapidly increasing number of cases reported, the Navy subjected all its sailors and their families to PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests in batches. This was then followed by the entire camp's population being sent for quarantine. On 15 June, the Ministry of Health declared the Welisara Navy Camp to be free of the virus. Following this, the Navy had taken measures to prepare the premises to commence regular operations in a methodical manner on 23 June.