Health D-G: Vital to bury animal carcasses quickly


PETALING JAYA: Carcasses of animals in flood-hit areas must be buried as quickly as possible to prevent the spread of flies and fly-related disea­ses, Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has advised.

“Action to prevent the spread of flies should be carried out by the respective states, including burying carcasses as soon as possible,” he said in a post on his Facebook following the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre’s meeting yesterday.

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