Out Of 10,000 Dengue Patients Only 1000 Showing Symptoms-Dr.Hasitha Thissera

At present only 1000 out of 10,000 Dengue patients in

the society showing symptoms while 9000  are not showing symptoms but acting as a secret carriers of Dengue virus according to the Dr.Hasitha Thissera of National Dengue Control Unit attached to the Ministry of Health.

Addressing a media briefing held at Government Information Department in Narahenpita this noon (14) on Dengue situation ,Dr.Thissera has stated that although majority of Dengue Virus infected persons not showing symptoms a Dengue mosquito biting such a person will transmit Dengue to a healthy person by biting him also.

During last seven years  Dengue virus varities 01 and 04 have seen spreading in Sri Lanka but at present Dengue virus variety 02 is in active he has stressed.

Out of the total number of Dengue patients reported from the island so far this year 30% are school children and 15% of those died due to the disease are also school children it has been revealed.
Upto now 80,885 Dengue patients have been reported from island during this year with 269 Dengue deaths Dr.Thissera said.

Spreading of Dengue has been  increased in 60 divisional secretariets belonging to 12 districts it has been revealed.

Addressing the briefing Health Minister has criticized some politicians who were provided false statistics on Dengue patients to the media.

Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital To Be Taken Over By The Government On Monday

Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital is due to be taken

over by the government this Monday (17) at a function scheduled to be held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena acvording to the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

The Hospital has been built on a five acre land under the Green concept and it comprising  of two buildings one with four storeys and other with an  eight storeys. The land area of the Hospital is 180,600 square feets and the Hospital is equipped with state of art facilities and clinical facilities the Minister has stated while addressing a media briefing held yesterday (13) at Kandy Teaching Hospital.

Neville Fernando hospital will provide treatment for patients free of charge and paying wards also there.

Cabinet has aready given approval for the taking over of Neville Fernando Hospital to the government and earlier Government has announced that the taking over will be completed after paying the loan taken by the Hospital owner from a state bank in ten years time.

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Kegalle Magistrate Fined 13 Persons Over Maintaining Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places

Kegalle Magistrate Court has today(14) fined 13 persons who found guilty over maintaining Dengue Mosquito breeding places in their premises , Rs.10,000 each per person .Accordingly Rs.130,000 was fined from the 13 suspects .

During a Dengue Control Programme held in Kegalle recently the premises of the suspects have been identified as Dengue Mosquito breeding places  and notices were also issued against them.However as they do not take any action to destroy Mosquito Breeding places in their premises authorities have filed legal action against them.

A Pedestrian Was Killed Aftter Colliding With A Cement Lorry

A 57 year old person was killed after colliding with a Cement Lorry traveling from Colombo to Galle, at Seenigama ,Hikkaduwa on Galle-Colombo main road early this morning(14).

The accident was occurred due to driver of the Cement lorry fallen a sleep while driving according to the Police.

Former Media Spokesman Of Navy Arrested Over Disappearance Of Youth Was Remanded

The former Navy media spokesman Commodore D.K.P Dassanayake who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department(CID) over abduction,detention and disappearance of 11 youths in Colombo  during 2008-2009 period had been remanded until 19th of July by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today(14).

The former media spokesman of Navy was brought to the court by Ambulance from Welisara,Navy Hospital. 

Colombo Fort Magistrate has instructed the Prison Superintendent to submit a medical report of Commodore Dassanayake after being checked through a medical specialist team of Colombo National Hospital.

The Suspected Commodore was asked   to  appear before the CID  on Wednesday regarding the allegations leveled against him on 11 youths and as his  failure  to appear led to his arrest by the CID at the Navy hospital.