Gearing up to fight mosquitoes


An MBPP worker carrying out fogging at a backlane near Macalister Road. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB and CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

IN view of the rise in dengue and chikungunya cases in Penang, several elected representatives and the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) are working hand-in-hand to keep the diseases at bay.

Sungai Pinang assemblyman Lim Siew Khim said the public must be aware that their homes might be potential breeding grounds for mosquito larvae.

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