Johor battling smog and rise in dengue cases


JOHOR BARU: The haze has come at a bad time for Johor with health officials here already having their hands full fighting a sharp increase in dengue cases.

State Health and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said many officials from other districts have had to come to help in the fight against dengue, conducting spot checks at residential and business premises.

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