KUALA LUMPUR: About 80 construction sites in the country were issued orders to close by authorities after they were found to be breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes.
The stern measure comes as the nation deals with the rising number of dengue cases – 32,353 cases from January to March 29 compared to 23,633 in the same period last year.
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