The COVID-19 patient, who was apprehended after making his escape this morning, has been brought back to the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH).<\/p>\n
In the meantime, the driver of the three-wheeler in which the escapee travelled in, has been directed to the quarantine centre in Kandakadu.<\/p>\n
The drug addict, who escaped from the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) while receiving treatment for COVID-19, has been apprehended by the Sri Lanka Army a short while ago.<\/p>\n
Army Chief Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said the escapee was located near the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo.<\/p>\n
Several teams of the Army were deployed earlier to discover the suspect who had fled this morning (24).<\/p>\n
According to Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon, the escapee had initially gone to the Main Street in Pettah after breaking out of the hospital at around 2.00 am today.<\/p>\n
Investigations are currently underway to determine how the escapee reached the Main Street, the Senior DIG added.<\/p>\n
He has then arrived at the Colombo National Hospital in a three-wheeler.<\/p>\n
The 41-year-old had been admitted to the Welikanda Base Hospital on the 9th of July after testing positive for COVID-19 while at the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Kandakadu. He was subsequently transferred to the IDH on the 15th of July.<\/p>\n
The escapee, named Mohammed Kasim Mohammed Nasim, was is a resident of Marble Beach Road, China Bay in Trincomalee.<\/p>\n
Courtesy: Adaderana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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