Strengthening the nation’s ability to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Sampath Bank PLC, CBL Group and WSO2 jointly donated a fully equipped PCR laboratory to the Army Hospital in Colombo, recently.
Costing around Rs. 32 million, this state-of-the-art lab has a testing capacity of 600 per day, thereby expanding the national capacity to conduct PCR tests. This added capacity will enable health authorities to expand their testing base, identify those infected with the virus, treat them and ensure that we keep community transmission at near-zero levels.
“The health sector, tri-forces, police and all other essential service personnel led by our government, have been working tirelessly to protect us during this global pandemic. This has helped Sri Lanka minimize the spread of the virus, despite having limited resources. Thanking them for their service, we are honoured to support their efforts with the donation of this PCR laboratory in partnership with CBL and WSO2,” said Nanda Fernando, Managing Director, Sampath Bank.
“The CBL Group is honoured to support Sri Lanka’s fight against COVID-19 and we are thankful to our national health authorities and armed forces who continue to lead Sri Lanka’s frontline. This contribution, in collaboration with Sampath Bank and WSO2, will increase the PCR testing capabilities of the Sri Lanka Army to 600 tests per day,” said Ramya Wickramasingha, Chairman, CBL Group.
“Sri Lanka has done a remarkable job of restricting the spread of COVID-19 in the country and it has been an exemplary demonstration of pandemic control that other countries can emulate. On behalf of WSO2, I’d like to express our gratitude to everyone involved in these containment efforts, particularly the health officials and armed forces who have been at the forefront,” said Dr. SanjivaWeerawarana, Founder and CEO of WSO2.
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