A technical team from the Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (E & TE) Wing at SLAF Base Ratmalana carried out the installation of Public Addressing Speaker Systems and Wi-Fi connected CCTV Camera Systems for 4 Wards at the Mulleriyawa General Hospital.

This installation was carried out on the instructions of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sumangala Dias and under the supervision of the Director Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering.

The installation was carried out by the Technical Team led by the Commanding Officer of the E & TE Wing at Ratmalana, Group Captain Aruna Jayathilaka and was completed within 24 hours. Personnel from the SLAF Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Wing of the SLAF were also involved in order to ensure that the technicians were properly equipped in protective clothing while carrying out the installation. The CBRNE team also ensured that the technicians were properly disinfected after the installation.

This enabled the health care professionals of the hospital to address and monitor patients infected by COVID-19 from a safe distance