Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police said 13 people tested positive for COVID-19 following random tests carried out at various locations.

Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana speaking to News 1st said from the 18th of December to-date, 74 people tested positive for COVID-19 in random tests.

377 close contacts of these COVID-19 positive cases were placed in quarantine, he added.

These random COVID-19 tests are carried out at the key exit points of the Western Province.

From the 18th of December to-date, 10,986 people were subject to these random COVID-19 tests, said the Police Spokesperson.

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