Sri Lanka currently has no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus as the Chinese national who contracted the disease
was tested negative according to the latest medical reports, health authorities revealed yesterday.
Speaking at a media conference at the Health Ministry in Colombo yesterday, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said the Chinese national will
soon be discharged from the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda. He added health officials are also monitoring 16
other individuals, including six foreign nationals who are suspected of having coronavirus.