By Maheesha Mudugamuwa
Only around 100 hospital beds allocated for Covid-19 patients remain at present due to the sudden resurgence of the second wave of the coronavirus with the identification of more than 2,000 infected persons in a single and the largest-ever cluster created in the country, according to the health authorities.
Deputy Director General of Health Services (Public Health) Dr. Hemantha Herath told the media that 2,341 Covid-19 patients have been identified in connection with the Minuwangoda Covid-19 cluster and they are being treated at 23 hospitals across Sri Lanka.
So far 6,028 cases of Covid-19 have been reported from Sri Lanka, he said.
Dr. Herath added that 2,587 hospital beds have been prepared for Covid-19 patients and 2,433 of them have been filled with patients. He further noted that if the number of Covid-19 patients increases further in the future, more hospitals will be allocated to treat Covid-19 patients.
He said that 8,270 PCR tests have been conducted in the last 72 hours and those tests are still in progress.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Health Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera told the media that the Government does not hide information about Covid-19 from the public and that such information cannot be withheld.
Refuting the allegations, Dr. Samaraweera said that the PCR test was accepted by the world as the best way to identify Covid-19 patients and that the rumours circulating about its condition were false.
He said that all the Covid-19 patients reported so far are connected to the Brandix factory. He said that the first, second, and third associates had contracted the disease and no further condition had been observed.
So far, no outbreak of the disease has been observed in the society and it has become clear that it is spreading through the relevant cluster, he assured.
Deputy Director General of Health Services (Public Health) Dr. Hemantha Herath told the media that 2,341 Covid-19 patients have been identified in connection with the Minuwangoda Covid-19 cluster and they are being treated at 23 hospitals across Sri Lanka.
So far 6,028 cases of Covid-19 have been reported from Sri Lanka, he said.
Dr. Herath added that 2,587 hospital beds have been prepared for Covid-19 patients and 2,433 of them have been filled with patients. He further noted that if the number of Covid-19 patients increases further in the future, more hospitals will be allocated to treat Covid-19 patients.
He said that 8,270 PCR tests have been conducted in the last 72 hours and those tests are still in progress.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Health Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera told the media that the Government does not hide information about Covid-19 from the public and that such information cannot be withheld.
Refuting the allegations, Dr. Samaraweera said that the PCR test was accepted by the world as the best way to identify Covid-19 patients and that the rumours circulating about its condition were false.
He said that all the Covid-19 patients reported so far are connected to the Brandix factory. He said that the first, second, and third associates had contracted the disease and no further condition had been observed.
So far, no outbreak of the disease has been observed in the society and it has become clear that it is spreading through the relevant cluster, he assured.