• They have tested positive following the Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) conducted on some 76 artistes in a dance troupe

By Shane Seneviratne - Kandy   

Some 45 artistes from a dance troupe which had taken part in the Kandy Esala Perahera have tested positive with Covid-19, Health Authorities said.   

They have been tested positive with the virus following the Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) conducted on some 76 artistes in a dance troupe which had participated in the Perahera representing the Kataragama Devalaya.   
They were subjected to RATs after completing the fourth Randoli Perahera and they were removed from the Perahera and their close contacts have also been sent for quarantine.