Dengue Alert In Sri Lanka

Dengue Epidemic is spreading fast in Sri Lanka as ever and 522 New Patients were reported from the Island during last 24 Hour Period Epidemiology Unit says to day.With this number the Total number of patients reported during this year up to now risen to 7792.

Every day more than 100 Dengue Patients are reported throughout the Island according to the Epidemiologists.Health Ministry appeals to the People to Clean their Enviornment by destroying the Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places to avoid the spreading of the Disease.

The Government decided to take the assistance of the Civil Security Force Members for the Dengue Awareness Programme and around 1000 of it's members were trained today in this regard.

Sri Lankan Navy Arrested The Vessal "Captian Ali "Entered Illegaly To Sri Lankan Waters

Sri Lankan Navy arrested the Controversial Ship "Captian Ali" carrying Food and Medicine to IDP'S in the North with it's Crew which entered in to Sri Lankan Waters this evening without getting Permission from the Authorities.The Vessel is said to be carrying 884 Metric Tonnes of Food and Medicine for 330,000 IDP'S name their Mission as "Mercy Mission to Vanni".
The Vessel began their Journey from Ipswich Port in United Kingdom on 20th of April and through the Suez Canal crossed the Red Sea two weeks ago.A former Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission Member Kristjan Guðmundssonis is also in the Board along with Doctors and Humanitarian Workers.
The Vessal is equipped with Modern Sattalite Facilities and said to be filling daily Video Blogs,Photo Essays,Personal Reflections and twice Daily Reports on their Mission to Sri Lanka A Group who Chartered the Vessel said in a Statement.

When announcing the Mission of the Vessal to Sri Lanka,Sri Lankan Navy issued a Warning as saying their Naval Crafts will attack the Vessal if it enters in to the Sri Lankan Waters without getting Permission.