Monday, June 19, 2017

Due To The Overcrowding Of Dengue Patients ,Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital Had Suspended Admission Of Fever Patients

Due to the  overcrowding of Dengue and other fever
patients in  Sri Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital , Kotte the Hospital authorities have temporarily suspended the admission of fever patients to the Hospital today (19).

Around 450 Dengue and other fever patients are receiving treatment in wards of Jayawardenapura Hospital at present and it meant beds have been 100% occupied by the fever patients according to the authorities.

Fever Hospital in IDH had earlier temporarily suspended the admission of Dengue and other fever patients to the Hospital due to the overcrowding of patients there.

Meanwhile the Epidemiologists have advised the public to seek medical treatment immediatley if someone have high fever lasted more than two days and symptoms such as headache,vomiting ,Body Pain and rashes appear in the skin as it might be Dengue .

Dengue Mosquito breeding places too should be destroyed and need to keep the  enviornment clean in order to prevent spreading of Dengue they have stated.

People are advised to use a mosquito nets instead of mosquito coils or sprays to protect against mosquito bites.

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