PETALING JAYA: A total of 17,181 residential premises were inspected and 89 fines issued in the first two days of a nationwide operation to wipe out Aedes breeding, said the Health Ministry.
Homes found to be breeding grounds for mosquitoes were fined a total of RM44,500, with a maximum RM500 slapped on each home, during the operation which began on Monday, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
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