The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment has been closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Sources have confirmed that the Ministry was informed of the positive employee and the Ministry, which is run in Veleenaage, is now closed for disinfection procedures. The Velaanaage office complex houses a number of government offices. 
The Ministry will be reopened as soon as disinfection is completed. 
The number of COVID-19 cases originating from workplaces has been on the rise recently.
To be updated…