Dengue cases take turn for the worse


Be proactive: Residents need to ensure that potential mosquito breeding places in their surroundings are cleaned up regularly.

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of dengue cases at Hospital Kuala Lumpur, the oldest and most-visited hospital in the country, has not only risen but become more severe.

Its internal medicine physician Dr Saiful Safuan Md Sani said there had been an increase of about 20% of dengue patients at the hospital.

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