Senapura

Senapura Rehabilitation Centre

Senapura Rehabilitation Centre

Rehabilitation centre in Sri Lanka

Senapura Rehabilitation Centre is a rehabilitation centre located in the Welikanda Divisional Secretariat, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province in Sri Lanka.[1] The rehabilitation centre is currently used to treat drug addicts and COVID-19 patients along with Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre.[2]

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The rehabilitation centre was also used as a workshop to give counselling to former LTTE members and awareness about environmental conservation by the Ministry of Environment.[3]

In March 2020, the rehabilitation centre was proposed by the Government of Sri Lanka as one of the major quarantine centres to conduct PCR tests for passengers and tourists from foreign countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In August 2020 the Sri Lankan government made compulsory guidelines for foreign passengers to undergo a 14-day mandatory self quarantine at the centre.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Bureau of The Commissioner General of Rehabilitation". bcgr.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  2. [2]
    Nathaniel, Camelia. "Kicking the deadly drug habit". Daily News. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  3. [3]
    "Living A New Life – Ministry of Foreign Relations". Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  4. [4]
    "Sri Lanka : Two quarantine centers in the East for visitors to Sri Lanka from COVID-19 hot spots". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  5. [5]
    Francisco, Dinuli. "Mandatory quarantine process starts today". Daily News. Retrieved 2020-08-05.


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