COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Health reported a record of five patients infected with the Coronavirus today (March 28), along with one death.

The five patients being treated for COVID-19 at the Institute of Infectious Diseases have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit while three of them have been put on ventilators.

The Institute of Infectious Diseases points out that there may be many people among the general public who are infected with the virus, and are either displaying symptoms or not, and the damage caused by these infected people would be seen in the coming days.

Director at the Institute Dr Jayaruwan Bandara said that due to this situation, strict regulations and monitoring should be maintained until April 10th.

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