Armed forces, police instructed to fully support dengue control program

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the armed forces and police to extend their fullest cooperation to the Chief Secretaries in accordance with the requirements of the Dengue Control Program, the President’s Media Division said.

During the previous week, 1,896 dengue cases were recorded throughout the island, with the Western Province reporting the highest number of cases (49%).

In the Western Province, 21% of the dengue cases have been reported from the Gampaha district, 18% from Colombo district and 07% from the Kalutara district. Among them, 3.4% of dengue cases have been reported from the Colombo Municipal Council area alone.

Furthermore, a considerable number of patients have been reported from the districts of Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Kandy, Galle and Kegalle. The districts of Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara have recorded an increase in patients compared to the previous week.

A total of 6,678 dengue cases have been recorded in the Colombo district, 7,166 in the Gampaha district, and 1,902 in the Kalutara district, from a total of 15,746 dengue cases reported in the Western Province.

According to the PMD media release, the second and third types of dengue virus are currently the most commonly reported, while the third type of dengue virus is still spreading after 14 years. According to the Health Department, the spread of dengue fever has also increased since immunity among the people is low.

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Doctors Have Fooled Us Tuesday, 09 May 2023 11:44 PM

Dengue just like COVID19 is a medical problem. The people who are trained to deal with all medical problems are DOCTORS.They study first for a period of five years and then , we are told, they have to study for further five to eight years to become specialists. Okay, everything looks very impressive so far. But when we had the COVID or now having Dengue, the government is forced to invoke the Military and the Police to deal with the Medical Problem. This shows the doctors don’t have the answers for these infections. So, this begs the question about the credibility of the doctors “ What have they been studying for more than fifteen years “. It looks all they were learning wad to become convincing actors !!

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Amaran Wednesday, 10 May 2023 01:10 AM

See untill President gives instruction, NO donkey ministers are taking any initiative to eradicate the mosquitos. But they all want TOURISM TO IMPROVE. This is one of the reasons that tourists are reluctant to come to Sri Lanka.

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Andrew Silva Wednesday, 10 May 2023 06:29 AM

Why are they having rifles to control dengue?

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joshua Wednesday, 10 May 2023 08:43 AM

shoot the dengue mosquitoes or launch water cannon attack?

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Mama Raja Wednesday, 10 May 2023 07:25 PM

The sideways of the public roads are scattered with plastic, bags

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