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Corona infected Shani Abeysekara under treatment in Polonnaruwa – Prisons official
Former CID director Shani Abeysekara is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Polonnaruwa after he was diagnosed with Covid-19, a prisons department official said.
Asked whether Abeysekara, who is in remand custody, was being brought to the Colombo Infectious Diseases Hospital for further medical attention, the official replied, “not so far, he’s still in Polonnaruwa”.
On whether there is a move to bring him to Colombo, he said, “that’s difficult to say”.