KOTA BARU: The Health Ministry has ordered immediate action to eradicate Aedes mosquitoes at waste disposal sites nationwide.
Its minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said this was because the Aedes breeding index at waste disposal sites in the country showed a high increase of 8.5%, which exceeded the World Health Organisation (WHO) standard of less than 1%.
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