Legal action has been taken on 778 dengue breeding site owners in the Western Province and seven other high risk districts, the Ministry of Health said.
According to the Ministry, during the three day programme, which ended on Saturday, officials identified a number of mosquito breeding grounds in homes and other institutions. Notices were issued on owners of 5,656 premises. A total of 121,481 premises were inspected during the programme while 7,353 dengue cases and 10 deaths were reported this year.
The highest number of dengue patients was reported from the Western Province. Colombo district recorded 2,457 dengue patients.The programme was carried out in the Western Province and in the Kegalle, Jaffna, Vavuniya, Puttalam, Batticaloa, Kurunegala and Ampara districts
The Constitutional Council has approved four nominees, proposed by the President, to fill vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
The Election Commission has announced the plan for leave for both public and private sector employees for the upcoming presidential election on September 21, 2024, without loss of salary or personal leave.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today called on ITAK’s Mavai Senathiraja at his residence in Jaffna today.
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