People going to hospital with dengue like symptoms will receive instant treatment for dengue.
Director Epidemiology Dr Devina Nand said the doctors do not rely on the lab tests to give dengue treatment.
The symptoms of Dengue fever range from a mild self limiting fever, to severe disease requiring hospitalization, to more life threatening complication of dengue haemorragic fever which includes bleeding and dengue shock syndrome.
Dr Nand stressed that people should take Paracetamol and drink a lot of water if they have dengue like symptoms.
People should not leave it till it’s too late.
They also need to see a doctor.
Meanwhile, 15,446 suspected dengue cases have been reported to the Ministry of Health so far.
There have been 12 confirmed deaths of dengue.
6 are from the Central Division, 4 are from the Western Division, 1 from the Eastern Division and 1 from the Northern Division.
The youngest victim is a 2 and a half month old baby while the oldest victim is a 65 year old.
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