Dengue is spreading as an epidemic in Ten Districts of the island at present according to Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.Accordingly Ten Districts including of Colombo,Gampaha and Kandy have been identified as Dengue Epidemic Zones.
From January this year to up to now 20,462 Dengue Patients have been reported from the island and 35 have died due to the disease the Ministry has stated.
Meanwhile according to the Chief Medical Officer in Colombo Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni around 1681 Dengue patients have been reported from the city of Colombo during last six months and out of them the majority of patients around 427 had reported from Eastern Colombo area. Kirulapona.Narahenpita,Modara-Mattakuliya,Pamankada,Milagiriya and Maharagama have identified as Dengue Epidemic Zones in City Of Colombo.
The doctors have advised the public to keep the environment of their houses and gardens free from mosquitoes in view of avoiding spreading of Dengue and take treatment from a qualified government doctor or from a government hospital if someone develops dengue symptoms like fever lasted more than three days,muscle pain,body pain,vomiting,stomachache and headache .
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