A three-day special dengue control programme will be conducted from September 1 to 3 covering the 60 high-risk Medical Officer of Health (MOH) divisions, Community Medical Specialist Dr. Nimalka Pannilahetti said.
She said this while speaking at a special media conference held yesterday (25) at the Government Information Department regarding the risk of the spread of Covid-19 and Dengue.
She said that a divisional inspection will be conducted by dispatching teams with the support of the armed forces and the police covering the districts of Colombo, Kalutara, Galle, Gampaha, Kandy, Kegalle and Ratnapura.
Since the beginning of this year, there has been an increase in the number of dengue patients reported every month and by the month of July, the situation has worsened and about 11,500 patients receiving inpatient treatment have been reported. She also mentioned that it has been.
She said that this decrease was seen as a result of the awareness made in the past and that we have to work hard in the next 04 months to control the situation.
Dr. Pannilahetti said that the total number of reported cases is 52,500 and that in order to control the dengue disease, everyone should spend half an hour once a week to clean the places where dengue can spread.
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