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Six people, including four Chinese employees of a China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) project in Kotahena tested positive for COVID-19, it said in a statement yesterday.
“This is to inform the public that on 11 November, two local workers and four Chinese workers employed at another CHEC project in Kotahena, Colombo 13, who were temporary residing at one of the accommodation facilities at the Port City Colombo construction site, tested positive for COVID-19 during the testing for all staffs. This accommodation facility was only used by the workers employed for that project, and they are not employed at and did not engage in any interaction with the Port City Colombo site or its employees,” the company said in a statement.
Following the confirmation of the cases, the above mentioned accommodation was put under lockdown, and movement in and out of the site was restricted. The site accommodations and other areas were also disinfected according to stipulated guidelines. Since Port City Colombo resumed day to day operations, all Port City staffs have undergone PCR tests prior to working on the project and random PCR tests are being conducted continuously. No cases have been reported thus far.
Since last March, when the first cases were found in Sri Lanka, Port City has adhered to the Government regulations and conducted the strictest measures to prevent spread of the virus, while keeping the site construction running at a reasonable measure. Such measures include transportation arrangement between the temporary accommodation and the working site, which assures there is no contact with outside workers and Port City Staff or stops in between.
“Port City Colombo will continue to closely monitor the situation and provide the public with relevant and timely updates. Port City has taken all measures to contain the spread of the virus and will provide the utmost and continued cooperation to the Government, the Presidential Secretariat, health authorities, frontline workers and others to ensure public safety,” it stated.
