Eighteen Rabies Deaths had been reported during last Eight and half months of this year compared to the Twenty five Rabies Deaths reported during last year (2018)says the Veterinary Doctor attached to the Public Veterinary Health Unit of the Ministry Of Health Dr.Ruvini Pimburage .
Addressing the Media at a press briefing held at Viharamahadevi Open Theater in Town Hall last friday (27)morning ,Dr.Pimburage has stressed that around 3 million Dogs including domestic and stray Dogs are their in Sri Lanka at present and the Public Veterinary Health Unit is vaccinating 1.5 million Dogs a year to prevent spreading of Rabies .
Around 350,0000 DOG bites is being reported from Sri Lanka annually although a vaccination programme for Dogs is being implemented Dr.Pimburage has stressed.
Everyone who got pet dogs and other pet animals should have vaccinated their pets as required she has stated .
A Walk to make public aware on Rabies had been conducted from Independence Square to Viharamahadevi Park on Friday morning prior to the press brirfing. Health Ministry officials along with Public Health Inspectors and Health workers had participated the walk .
,Colombo had been completely destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted there in the wee hours of this morning (29).
Two fire trucks attached to Colombo Fire Services Department with twelve fire fighters had doused the fire which caused due to an Electricity leak it has been reported.
Jagath Premalal Jayaweera and Additional Director Of Customs Tharaka Semerviratna who had been arrested by the Police Crimes Investigations Division (FCID)yesterday (27)were rremanded until 08th of October by the Nugegoda and Badulla Magistrate courts .
As both suspects are being treated at Jayawardanapura And Badulla General Hospitals respectively, The magistrates of Nugegoda and Badulla Magistrate Courts had visited them at the hospitals today (28)and ordered them to be Remanded.
Both the suspects had been arrested by FCID officials yesterday (27)over issuing 08 Kilo Grammes of confiscated Gold to build a Samadhi Buddha Statue to be placed in Sandagiri Saya in Anuradhapura during previous regime .
However no action has been taken against the superiors who have ordered the suspects to issue the confiscated Gold belonging to customs .
