Sri Lanka has reported nearly 6,000 dengue infections in January, according to the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU).
As of last Monday , 5,829 dengue cases have been reported across the island.
The largest number was uncovered from the Western Province accounting for the majority of all cases across the country which is at 1,956 (33.6%), with 1,228 reported in the Colombo District alone.
Besides, the first 15 days of 2024 have recorded 177 dengue cases in Jaffna District.
Last year, 88,398 cases were disclosed across the country with 57 deaths, according to the NDCU.
Meanwhile, nationwide programmes to combat dengue are presently in effect under the directive of the President and Dengue response units of the Ministry of Health.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe established an operational unit on January 3, supervised by the Ministry of Health to combat dengue, aiming at outlining future measures and the set of a reporting system.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne to announced to the Parliament regarding the vacant seat created in Parliament due to the resignation of Mohamed Sali Naleem from his position as a Member of Parliament.
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