Dengue still a threat to school kids


OVER 20,000 schoolgoing children have been affected by dengue.

The children aged between seven to 17 account for 18% out of the 113,500 dengue cases in Malaysia as of Dec 1, said Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan.

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