These naval personnel who were identified positive to coronavirus, were admitted to hospitals for treatment. Out of these twelve, 10 persons in Naval General Hospital and 02 persons in Minuwangoda Base hospital, were under treatment. Since, these sailors found negative to COVID-19 on the reports of random PCR tests done under treatment, they were discharged on 26th May 2020.
As of now, including these 12 naval personnel, 344 naval personnel out of the total number of infected ones, have been discharged from hospitals after tested negative to COVID-19. Further, these discharged naval personnel were directed to keep under quarantine for another 14 days following the healthcare instructions.