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President instructs Provincial Chief Secretaries to take prompt action to control the spread of dengue
On the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake has informed all Provincial Chief Secretaries in writing to take all precautionary measures to prevent the spread of dengue.
The President’s Secretary has also instructed the Armed Forces and the Police to extend their fullest cooperation to the Chief Secretaries in accordance with the requirements of the Dengue Control Program.
During the previous week, 1896 dengue cases were recorded throughout the island, with the Western Province reporting the highest number of cases (49%).
In the Western Province, 21% of dengue cases have been reported from Gampaha district, 18% from Colombo district and 7% from Kalutara district. Among them, 3.4% of dengue cases have been reported from the Colombo Municipal Council area alone.
Furthermore, a considerable number of patients have been reported from the districts of Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Kandy, Galle, and Kegalle.
The districts of Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara have recorded an increase in patients compared to the previous week.
It has been reported that former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella who was arrested by the Bribery Commission today has been remanded until 20th May by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court
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All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi secure 6 seats each in Chavakachcheri Urban Council
The All Ceylon Tamil Congress [ACTC] and the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi [ITAK] secured six seats each in the 18 member Chavakachcheri Urban Council. The National Peoples Power [NPP] secured 3 seats while the Democratic Tamil National Alliance secured two seats and the Eelam People’s Democtatic Party secured a seat in the council.
The National Peoples Power [NPP] won 26 of the2 wards in the Moratuwa Municipal Council. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya which won one ward has secured 11 seats in the council.
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