Fifty One Dengue Patients Have Been Reported From Colombo City During The Weak

Fifty One Suspected Dengue Patients have been reported from Colombo City during the Period 01st of January to 08th of January(Today) this year according to the Chief Medical Officer Of Colombo Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni. 

The Majority of these Patients are children under 10 years of age Dr.Wijemuni has said.

The Public Health Department of the Colombo Municipal Council has launched a three day Dengue Control Programme since yesterday (07) within the Colombo City Limits to inspect and destroy dengue mosquito breading places in premises.

The Colombo Chief Medical Officer has requested the public to clean their environment in both in and around the houses and gardens in view of preventing  creating of  dengue mosquito breeding places in their premises.

CLEANING THE ENVIRONMENT BY  DESTROYING DENGUE MOSQUITO BREADING PLACES IS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR PREVENTING THE SPREADING OF DENGUE.MOSQUITO COILS ARE NOT THE SOLUTION. -MEDICAL EXPERTS