6 January 2022 12:05 pm Views - 225
By Yohan Perera and Sheain Fernandopulle
State Minister Roshan Ranasinghe and SJB MP Rajitha Senaratne were tested COVID 19 positive yesterday bringing the total number of Sri Lankan MPs who have been infected by the disease since the pandemic hit the nation to 31.
Secretary to Roshan Ranasinghe told Daily Mirror that he had been tested positive while on a private visit to the UK. “ The State Minister has been ordered to obtain home treatment as his condition was stable,” he said,
Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne was tested positive for Covid-19 earlier during the day.
SJB General Secretary Ranjith Maddumabandara when contacted by the Daily Mirror confirmed that Dr. Senaratne was tested positive last morning. Madduma Bandara said the MP was subjected to home based treatment as his condition was stable.
Another SJB MP told Daily Mirror that Dr. Senaratne has not gone out much in the recent past and there is only a minimal risk of spreading the disease.