Latest batch of 132 released after completing quarantine

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A batch of 132 persons who completed 14 days in quarantine in accordance to the public health regulations were released a short while ago.

The group, who were interned at Diyathalawa and Punani quarantine centres run by the Air Force and Army, were released after a medical checkup and provided with transport to their respective homes by the Army.

According to Army Commander and COVID-19 Task Force Head Lt. Gen Shavendra Silva, 1,954 persons remain in a number of quarantine centres countrywide.