Iranawila COVID-19 hospital opened | Daily News

Iranawila COVID-19 hospital opened

Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi and Army Commander Shavendra Silva opened newly constructed Iranawila COVID-19 treatment Hospital on April 7th evening, Health Ministry spokesman said.

According to the spokesman,the hospital built in ten (10) days with the support of the health staffs and members of the Sri Lanka Army. The hospital can house and treat 50 patients.

Apart of the  hospital will be used to quarantine people who do not have a proper place to undergo home quarantine, he said.

The 400 acre land earlier belong to Voice of America used to build the hospital. The Voice of America Centre established in 1991 at Iranawila after Sri Lankan people protested against establishing it at Mahakumbukkadawala in the Puttalam district, he added.


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