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lankaweb.com | Sheain Fernandopulle
SHEAIN FERNANDOPULLE Courtesy The Daily Mirror Joint pain lasts at least a month The disease is not spread directly from person to person—only through mosquito bites Main symptoms include sudden high fever, severe joint pain, muscle aches, headache, nausea, fatigue, and skin rashes These mosquitoes are most active during the early morning and late afternoon Eliminating mosquito breeding sites is the most effective way to control the outbreak Colombo, March 21 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka is...
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htsyndication.com | Sheain Fernandopulle
Srilanka, March 21 -- Sri Lanka is experiencing a rapid spread of Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, with cases reported from various parts of the country. Speaking to Daily Mirror, Consultant Physician Dr Achala Balasuriya said "Chikungunya is spread through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, primarily Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. These mosquitoes become infected when they bite a person who already has the virus.
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htsyndication.com | Sheain Fernandopulle
Srilanka, March 21 -- The nomination of a German woman who was set to contest the upcoming Local Government Elections in the Matale District has been rejected. Area Election Officer Asiri Eranga told the Daily Mirror that the nomination was disqualified after officials found discrepancies in the birth certificate submitted by the candidate. The woman, who had obtained Sri Lankan citizenship, made headlines as the first foreign national to enter a local election in Sri Lanka.
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1 month ago |
htsyndication.com | Sheain Fernandopulle
Srilanka, March 21 -- Nearly 425 nomination papers have been rejected in this year's local government election nominations. According to Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake, nominations were accepted in 25 districts from March 17 to 12 noon on March 20. "A total of 2,900 groups submitted nominations for 336 local government bodies. Of these, around 2,260 groups were nominated by political parties," he said.
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htsyndication.com | Sheain Fernandopulle
Colombo, March 13 -- The Government Radiology Technologists Association has revealed that three out of the five linear accelerators used for treating cancer patients at the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital are currently out of order. Chanaka Dharmawickrama, the association's chairman, stated that this breakdown has disrupted radiation therapy for approximately 250 patients daily.
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