Corona patient who flew to Dubai with a fake certificate that he was not infected
Gampaha District Health Services Director Migara Apa said that a person from the Ederamulla area in the Mahara Health Medical Officer's Division had left the Katunayake International Airport for Dubai on the 29th with other medical reports despite being infected with Covid 19. He also stated that steps have been taken to inform the relevant sections after this was revealed. Migara Epa said he thought the man had gone abroad with a false medical report.
Before leaving the country, the victim was admitted to a private hospital in Colombo on the 24th. An investigation revealed that he had been diagnosed with Covid19 infection and was re-examined by PCR at another private hospital. Tests have shown that he is not infected.
Due to this he has gone to Mahara Health Medical Officer Nihal Gamage and the office has again ordered PCR It is pointed out there that it should be done. PCR conducted by the Office of the Medical Officer of Health. After being informed by the Medical Officer of Health that the medical certificate of going abroad could not be issued until the test report is received, the person again went to the PCR office on the 28th. Has been tested. Dr. Nihal Gamage said that when the public health inspectors went to his house in Ederamulla to take the patient to the hospital for treatment, it was learned that he had left for Dubai last night. He also stated that steps have been taken to inform the District Director of Health Services in this regard.
-Thilakaratne Dissanayake -