Colombo, July 13 -- Kandakaduwa is not the second wave of COVID 19, said the Health Services Director General, Dr. Anil Jasinghe, "This cluster can be controlled. Though it is a challenge, we can handle it just the way we did in the past. The problem was people and institutions took COVID 19 very lightly after the re-opening of the country. They did not follow even the basic health guidelines issued by the government and the Health Ministry to prevent COVID 19. Everything depends on our discipline and cooperation" he said.

The health staff, the Armed Forces and Intelligence Service are taking all the required measures to control the cluster, Rajanganaya Yaya 1,2 and 3. More COVID 19 patients could be found from this area and various othe...