The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Colombo, Dr. Ruwan Wijayamuni, stated today that unnecessary travel an gatherings should be avoided in view of the dangers of the new Covid strain, which has been identified as being able to spread rapidly. Dr. Wijayamuni said that the new virus, which was recently discovered by the researchers of the Sri Jayewardenepura University, has spread in the city of Colombo. “If not, there will be more Covid spread in the city of Colombo. Avoid these crowded places as much as possible. Otherwise, we will see an increase in the number of patients in the city of Colombo and in Sri Lanka in general, ” he said.

Source: The Nation February 17, 2021 05:07 UTC