COLOMBO (News 1st): Random PCR tests will be carried out in the Colombo city, the Colombo Municipal Council said on Friday (July 10).

“Residents of the Crow Island region will be subjected to random PCR tests today,” Dr. Ruwan Wijeyamuni – the Chief Medical Officer at the Colombo Municipal Council said on Friday.

According to Dr. Wijeyamuni, 60 people have been subjected to PCR tests so far today.

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