Special dengue control program in place covering Colombo District

Special dengue control program in place covering Colombo District

The National Dengue Control Unit says that a special dengue control program will be implemented next week to cover the Colombo district.

Its director, Dr. Sudath Samaraweera, said that 20% of dengue cases in the country are reported from the Colombo district.

He added that 6,689 cases of dengue have been reported in the last 18 days of this year alone.