A recent report in the leading Sri Lankan news provider the Daily News revealed that the World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend any travel or trade bans on Sri Lanka based on its Disease Outbreak News featured on the official website’s Emergencies Preparedness, Response section. According to the article, preliminary laboratory reports have discovered the dengue virus stereotype 2 (DENV-2) as the common strain in the recent outbreak. According to the statistics on the website, the dengue outbreak is 4.3 times higher than the average number of reported cases during 2010 and 2016. Epidemiology Unit sources declared that 41,054 of the country’s total 97,125 dengue patients had been reported from the Western Province with the Colombo district recording about 21,282 cases. Despite the recent outbreak, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, still draws in tourists be it those looking to stay at a budget guesthouse or a boutique hotel in Colombo including accommodation options such as Colombo Courtyard.
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