It is reported that Dr. G. Wijesuriya, director of Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital, said that these days, viral illnesses such as sore throat, fever, and cough are more common among children.
Although the number of dengue cases reported in the first two months of last year was 9,435, the number of dengue cases reported in the last two months of this year is 12,496, which is a record increase. The Ministry of Health declares.