COVID-19 spread in Sri Lanka's main children's hospital

Seven children and three mothers staying with them in Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital in Sri Lanka are COVID-19 infected, the Director of the hospital Dr. G. Wijesuriya said. 

Lady Ridgway Hospital situated in Borella in the Colombo city is the main children's hospital in Sri Lanka and children in critical conditions from the areas island-wide are treated there. 

The Director said that the disease had spread to the hospital from the COVID-19 infected persons of Peliyagoda fish market.