Army Built Kandakadu Hospital for an emergency -Head, NOCPCO
October 21, 2020The Sri Lanka Army- erected Kandakadu Hospital with more than 400 beds is to be vested in the Health Department for use in an emergency, if the situation turns worse, said Head, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva.
During the emergency Task Force meeting convened at the NOCPCO yesterday afternoon (Oct 20), he said a certain public gathering for a wedding was confirmed to have caused a transmission since the occasion was attended by contacts of a virus-affected person.
While reminding the need for strict adherence to community responsibility as a Nation to contain the situation, he said providing true information by all citizens would largely facilitate the tasks of all engaged in prevention roles.
The meeting was attended by Acting Director General of Health Services, all other Task Force members and experts in the field.