The 33 Sri Lankan students, who returned from Wuhan, China and quarantined at the Diyatalawa Army Camp due to the new COVID-19 virus, were released this morning, Army spokesman Brigadier Chandana Wickramasinghe said.
An Army bus carrying the students had left the Diyatalawa Army Camp around 10:00 am for Army Headquarters in Akuregoda.
They are due to meet the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva at the Army Headquarters before leaving for their homes.
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Following the coronavirus outbreak, the 33 Sri Lankans who were living in Wuhan, China, were brought to the island on the 1st February and quarantined in a special unit set up in the Diyatalawa Army Camp for 14 days. They have not shown any symptoms of the coronavirus infection during the 14-day isolation period.
