Four children arrive from Wuhan, China

Medical staff members wearing protective clothing arrive with a patient at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in China on Jan. 25. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Army has confirmed that four children were part of the group of 33 arrived in the country this morning from Wuhan, China.

Speaking to a prominent online news portal, Director of Media at the Army Headquarters Brigadier Chandana Wickramasinghe said a total of 18 females who arrived from Wuhan, China were also sent to the Diyatalawa camp.

Brigadier Chandana Wickramasinghe said a number of tests will be done during their stay at the camp adding that all facilities will be provided to those who will be kept in isolation.

A Sri Lankan Airlines aircraft carrying students and their family members, that departed from Wuhan, China, earlier today, landed at the Mattala International Airport at around 7.45am.

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