(260609) -- COLOMBO, June 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Health officials inspect water sample from a mosquito breeding ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 8, 2026. Sri Lankan health authorities inspected more than 70,000 premises on the first day of a three-day national dengue mosquito control program that started on Monday, the Ministry of Health and Mass Media said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka has reported 36,168 dengue cases so far this year, with 20 deaths, according to the ministry. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
