Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- The Fort Magistrate's Court has ordered the closure of a City Hostel in Colpetty where a 24-year-old British woman was staying before being admitted to the Colombo National Hospital due to an emergency.

The court order mandates the lodge remain closed until further investigations are completed and a report is submitted on its suitability for accommodation.

Colpetty Police, submitting a further report, informed the Fort Additional Magistrate that a German couple who were staying in the same room as the deceased are also receiving treatment in the hospital.

Authorities stated that the British woman and the German couple were hospitalized following sudden vomiting. Police are investigating whether food poisoning or ot...