Bracing for dengue spike


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

Extra vigilant: An elderly woman cleaning her compound during a hot afternoon at Kampung Tanjong Paya in Kuala Terengganu.

JOHOR BARU: Various states have stepped up their vigilance against the worsening dengue menace by directing hospitals to brace for the expected spike in cases and taking action to curb the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes.

Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat wants the two main public hospitals here – the Sultanah Aminah Hospital and Sultan Ismail Hospital Pandan – to have contingency plans to treat dengue patients.

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