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COVID-19: Three people who traveled to Sri Lanka from Maldives test positive

Three people who traveled to Sri Lanka from Maldives have tested positive for COVID-19.

Sri Lankan media cited its government and said while 60 additional positive cases of COVID-19 were detected in Sri Lanka, they include three people who traveled to the country from Maldives.

Neighbouring Sri Lanka has recorded over 1,600 positive cases of COVID-19 thus far. The Sri Lankan government is working to evacuate Sri Lankan nationals stranded in foreign countries.

The Maldives has recorded 1,672 COVID-19 cases, out of which 9 are Sri Lankan nationals.