A task force has been appointed to control the spread of Dengue and Chikungunya, according to Secretary to the Ministry of Health of the Western Provincial Council, L. A. Kalukapuarachchi.

Kalukapuarachchi stated that more than 50 percent of Dengue cases reported nationwide have originated from the Western Province.

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has confirmed that 17,000 Dengue cases have been reported island-wide so far this year. Of these, 1,800 cases were recorded within the CMC area alone, according to its Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Geethika Ratnawardena.

Dr. Ratnawardena also revealed that approximately 70,000 residences identified as high-risk for Dengue have been inspected, and legal action has been taken against 471 of them.

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