ISMATHUL RAHMAN
NEGOMBO: A private hospital in Negombo town was closed on Friday morning following the diagnosis of Covid patient in the hospital ward.
According to hospital sources, a person from Kattuvapitiya Road, Negombo has been receiving treatment at this private clinic since Tuesday and subsequently, the P.C.R. tests proved positive for the virus following the routine tests.
The health authorities have isolated the concerned patient and has sent him to the government hospital, while the private nursing home will remain closed for the next 48 hours. The hospital has been instructed to disinfect the whole facility and hire new staff to re-open the hospital.