COVID-19 patient escaped from NHRD arrested in Maradana
The COVID-19 patient who escaped from the Welisara National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases (NHRD) on Tuesday was arrested in front of a house in Maradana, yesterday, police said. The 43-year-old patient from Grandpass escaped from the Hospital on Tuesday evening.
The patient had given the hospital an incorrect home address and had fled the premises when the reports came in as COVID-19-positive. He had travelled in a Negombo – Colombo bus at 3:45 p.m. to reach Armour Street and spent the night in a three-wheeler.
Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said that this was the sixth time that a COVID-19 patient escaped a hospital. He added that legal action would be taken against them.
The Police Spokesman added that it is an offence that is punishable with three years of imprisonment.
source http://www.dailynews.lk/2020/12/17/local/236375/covid-19-patient-escaped-nhrd-arrested-maradana
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