Colombo (News 1st); 03 minor staff members attached to the Colombo National Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19 said the Health Ministry, according to the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

It added 02 hospital wards and a theater were closed down temporarily, following the detection of the coronavirus cases.

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