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Woman dies on way to quarantine

09 Oct 2020

A close contact of a Covid-19-positive patient from the Minuwangoda apparel factory died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday (7) while being transferred the quarantine facility in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa. The deceased was identified as a 68-year-old mother of four hailing from the Warapalana area in Udupitiya, Gampaha. National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) Head Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, in response to the matter, said the woman in question suddenly fell ill when the bus transporting the close contacts of a Covid-19-positive case of the Minuwangoda cluster was passing through the Kandakadu area. The medical team of the Army had administered all the necessary treatment to the patient, however it was later revealed that she had died of cardiac arrest, Lt. Gen. Silva stated.


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