Penang hit with a double whammy

Preventive measure: Ooi showing a photo of mosquitoes killed by a trapping device (right) in his Sungai Nibong house.

GEORGE TOWN: As if hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) was not enough, the number of people in Penang struck with dengue fever has nearly doubled compared with last year.

State Health Committee chairman Dr Afif Bahardin said as of July 7, a total of 2,299 dengue cases have been reported this year compared with 1,263 cases in the same period last year, showing an increase of 1,036 cases.