Brandix reiterates it followed all quarantine protocols

• Says 341 workers and families returned from Visakhapatnam
• Says no foreigners from India visited Minuwangoda facility
• Says no Indian fabrics used

Brandix reaffirmed yesterday that it followed all quarantine protocols regarding its employees.  “In our efforts to ensure transparency and clarify concerns of all our stakeholders on the COVID-19 situation at our manufacturing facility in Minuwangoda, we confirm with proof that all.

 Stipulated protocols were followed concerning our employees and their families returning to Sri Lanka from India,” the company said in a statement.

“A total of 341 employees and members of families travelled from our facility in Visakhapatnam, India to Sri Lanka on three separate chartered flights on June 25, August 8 and September22, 2020,” it said.

In addition, it said:

“We further confirm that we have not had any visitors or travellers from India enter our Minuwangoda facility during the past two months. We also reiterate that our facility in Minuwangoda did not undertake any orders for our India operation nor does it use any fabric from India.”

 
“We can confirm that all the passengers followed the Sri Lanka Government protocol for the prevention and control of COVID-19, which includes PCR testing and a 14-day mandatory quarantine at a government-regulated quarantine facility, as well as the 14-day self-quarantine process done under the supervision of the respective PHIs. 

“Upon completion of the 14-day mandatory period at a government-regulated quarantine facility, a certification signed by the Head of National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 and the Director-General of Health Services has been issued to each individual confirming the same. The passengers of the first two flights then underwent the 14-day self-quarantine process under the supervision of the respective PHIs. 

“A certificate confirming the completion of the self-quarantine process has been issued to each passenger of these two flights by the Office of Medical Officer of Health for the respective area, which is signed off by the respective Public Health Inspector and the Medical Officer of Health. 

“The 48 passengers that travelled to Sri Lanka on September 22, 2020, are currently undergoing the 14-day self-quarantine process under the supervision of the respective PHIs and will be issued the same certification upon completion of the process. The certificates regarding all passengers can be produced for verification to any Government authority investigating the matter. 

“Brandix has a health and safety protocol and as a policy, we have directed all our facilities to follow the Sri Lanka Government protocol in place for the prevention and control of COVID-19. We are cooperating with all relevant authorities in their efforts to control the outbreak while revisiting our processes to ensure that we are better positioned to meet changing conditions.”

• A total of 341 employees and members of families travelled from our facility in Visakhapatnam, India to Sri Lanka on three separate chartered flights on June 25, August 8 & September22, 2020