Former Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara who has been infected with COVID19 is currently receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the IDH.

Lokubandara, 79, was detected with the virus last week following a PCR test.

Health sources said the former Speaker's condition was complicated due to his age and other health conditions.

Lokubandara retired from politics a few years ago having served as a Provincial Governor under the Rajapaksa administration. He is also known to be a scholar and an author of a number of books in addition to his long career as a politician.