SL Embassy in Japan faces closure over Ambassador’s negligence
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Tokyo, Japan is to be closed for several days due to the negligence of Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan Sanjeev Gunasekara, according to Foreign Affairs Ministry sources.
This is due to the fact that the ambassador has been identified as a Covid infected person and some of his closest associates have been on duty at the embassy over the past two days.
According to these sources, Ambassador Sanjeev Gunasekera returned to Japan from the United States on January 05th afternoon after nearly 50 day leave.
He left the airport after a brief search, using diplomatic privileges at the Japanese airport, but was informed by the Foreign Ministry at around 3.00 am the next day (06) that PCR tests had confirmed that the ambassador had tested positive for Covid.
Sri Lanka’s Deputy Ambassador to Japan Chandana Weerasena and the Philippine driver, who had gone to the airport to pick him up and returned in the same vehicle, were the closest acquaintances and had both returned to work at the embassy that day.