Colombo, October 7 (newsin.asia) – The suspected COVID-19 patient who escaped from Ragama Hospital has been apprehended and readmitted to the hospital, DIG Ajith Rohana confirmed.
According to the police, the patient was being treated for COVID-19 at the Colombo North Teaching Hospital in Ragama after his PCR test, conducted Tuesday night (6) confirmed he was infected with the COVID-19.
Police said special teams were deployed to nab the patient as he was last seen entering the Grandpass area in capital Colombo.
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The escaped patient is a 60-year-old male residing in the Peliyagoda area and has been nabbed and readmitted into the hospital.
