Tourism Minister Prasanna.Ranatunga yesterday said that the Government has taken measures to prevent and control the spread of COVID 19 cluster in Minuwangoda.
He said that health and security authorities are working tirelessly to combat the third COVID-19 wave like they controlled the first and second waves.
The Minister was addressing a meeting at the Minuwangoda Divisional Secretariat yesterday. It was held to discuss the distribution of essential commodities for the people in curfew areas including those in self-quarantine in the Gampaha District.
The Minister advised the officials to expedite distributing essential goods through a joint programme by State and private sector. Over 1,000 COVID-19 patients have been detected so far from the Minuwangoda cluster. They are undergoing treatments at hospitals, and their close contacts have been sent to quarantine centres.
