182 Civilians who Completed Quarantine Leave for Homes from Vanni
1:03pm on Friday 2nd October 2020
182 civilians who were quarantined at the SLAF Quarantine Centre located in Vanni were released today (2 October 2020). This Quarantine Centre operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force was established on the instructions of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sumangala Dias in order to support the government’s efforts in controlling the spread of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka.
These civilians were passengers who had repatriated to the island from Jordan. The entire operation of this Quarantine Centre was managed by SLAF Station Vanni under the supervision of the Commanding Officer, Air Commodore Indrajith Weerasooriya.
