Senapura Rehabilitation Centre is a rehabilitation centre located in the

Welikanda Divisional Secretariat Welikanda Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Polonnaruwa District Polonnaruwa District ( si, පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; ta, பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம� ...

, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province in Sri Lanka. The rehabilitation centre is currently used to treat drug addicts and COVID-19 patients along with Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre. 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. In March 2020, the rehabilitation centre was proposed by the

Government of Sri Lanka The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the is ...

as one of the major quarantine centres to conduct PCR tests for passengers and tourists from foreign countries during the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

. In August 2020 the Sri Lankan government made compulsory guidelines for foreign passengers to undergo a 14-day mandatory self quarantine at the centre.

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Buildings and structures in Polonnaruwa District COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers Organizations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic Quarantine facilities designated for the COVID-19 pandemic {{COVID-19-stub