Fines & Prison Sentence Under Dengue Declaration

For the Western Province, a dengue declaration has been made. The Ministry of Health says that all its officers have been instructed to enforce provisions of this declaration to control dengue.

Under the declaration, spot fines can be imposed on individuals who do not maintain  their premises clean to prevent breeding of dengue mosquitoes. The declaration allows legal action to be taken against such individuals.

Furthermore, according to the declaration, those found guilty can be imposed a fine of Rs. 25,000 or handed down a six month prison term or  both.

According to the ministry, over 25,000 Dengue patients and 40 Dengue-related deaths have been  reported this year so far.