Hot items: Traders showing off their popular paper replica items for Qing Ming including fans (right) due to the current heatwave. Other favourites include tropical fruits and skincare kits (top) which are being sold in shops in Penang.
GEORGE TOWN: While Chinese families are getting paper offerings including Musang King durian ready for the Qing Ming festival, Penangites are advised to practise hygiene and cleanliness, and not turn cemeteries into a breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes.
Penang Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said 110 dengue cases were reported in the 12th week (March 17 to March 23) compared to 85 cases between March 10 and March 16, which was an increase of 25 cases (29.41%).
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