Singapore in emergency phase as dengue cases race past 2021 total and cross the 8,000 mark


A pest control officer carrying out misting at Woodsvale Condominium on May 14, as part of dengue prevention measures. - KELVIN CHNG/The Straits Times-ANN

SINGAPORE, May 15 (The Straits Times/ANN): The number of dengue cases in Singapore has crossed the 8,000 mark in the first five months of 2022, exceeding the 5,258 cases reported in the whole of 2021.

This is worrying as the traditional peak dengue season between June and October has yet to arrive, said Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Desmond Tan during a media site visit to Woodsvale Condominium on Saturday (May 14).

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