Dengue cases, deaths drop drastically

Some 5,200 dengue cases have been reported so far this year with no deaths recorded while 51, 591 cases of dengue were reported last year with 63 deaths.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry yesterday claimed that the number of reported dengue cases and dengue related deaths had dropped sharply in 2018 in comparison to 2017.

But the Ministry sounded an alarm that people must be extra vigilant on possible mosquito breeding places with the onset of monsoonal rains expected in the days to come and assist to further control this deadly disease from spreading in the country. The improved treatment methods, preventive measures, using of technical know-how, awareness among the public on the destructive effects of dengue and efficiency and dedication of the medical staff had led to control dengue to a satisfactory level, a spokesman of the Health Ministry said. “The Health Ministry has set up special dengue prevention units almost at every hospital in

The improved treatment methods, preventive measures, using of technical know-how, awareness among the public on the destructive effects of dengue and efficiency and dedication of the medical staff had led to control dengue to a satisfactory level, a spokesman

the country with wards specially allocated for dengue patients. The dengue prevention programmes and dengue prevention weeks conducted round the year had contributed immensely to achieve this result. The island wide fumigation, and the Environment Police applied the law to the letter against violators of Environment law and detected and filed charges against thousands of household that neglected dengue prevention instructions.