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Red alert for new strain of dengue
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Sri Lanka is on red alert with up to 90,000 dengue cases being reported this year and The National Dengue Control Unit is warning that a dangerous new strain is also spreading and people should take a test even after one day of fever. Our picture shows the scene at the Puttalam Hospital where a mother is waiting in agony while her little child is being treated for dengue. Pic by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe