Senior Consultant Physician Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama stated that with the upcoming monsoon season, there is a risk of dengue cases increasing further, despite the fact that 75% of reported dengue cases involve people older than 15 years.
He said this recently while appearing on the President’s Media Division’s ‘101 Katha’ programme.
He emphasised that everyone’s help is needed for dengue eradication because neither the government nor health authorities can control the dengue virus on their own.
According to Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, there has been a significant increase in the number of dengue cases this year, with over 47,000 cases reported since January.
According to Dr. Wijewickrama, the majority of the patients recorded thus far are from the Colombo and Gampaha districts, and the health and security forces will collaborate to launch a special initiative to clean up the garbage in these areas.
