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Three dead and over 1000 hospitalized in Jaffna due to dengue
Over a thousand individuals were hospitalized due to dengue in Jaffna this month (December) alone, the Director of Jaffna Teaching Hospital T. Sathiyamoorthy said. Three deaths related to dengue have also been reported from the district so far.
Due to the ongoing Monsoon rains in the region, every day at least 50 patients are admitted to hospital, the Hospital Director said. Among the victims include a young woman and an eleven-month-old baby who died due to severe fever recently.
Meanwhile, the total number of dengue cases this year increased to 85636 compared to 76689 last year. Colombo and Gampaha districts recorded a sharp increase this month alone. The total death toll due to dengue is 50, according to official data released by the National Dengue Control Unit. (N. Thayalan)
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Badminton: World No.2 ranked Anders to play exhibition match against Viren at MBA Courts on Friday
An exhibition badminton match between Sri Lanka’s youngest Olympian shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe, and Anders Antonsen, the World No.2 ranked in Men’s Singles, will take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Courts at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Friday (13).
- June 11, 2025 - 165 - 0
Customs seize Rs. 119 Mn worth of cigarettes and whisky hidden in furniture shipment
In a major detection at the Ceylon Shipping Lines (CSL) warehouse in Colombo 09, Sri Lanka Customs officers uncovered a large consignment of contraband cigarettes and whisky concealed within a shipment declared as household furniture and personal goods.
- June 12, 2025 - 153 - 0
Sri Lanka condoles with families of victims of Air India crash
Sri Lanka shared its condolences with bereaved family members of the victims of the Air crash in India today.
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