Government going all-out against dengue menace


PUTRAJAYA: Ten dengue hotspots will see combination fogging to kill both adult mosquitoes and their larvae for four consecutive weeks as the Government intensifies its fight against the disease.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subra­maniam said the weekly fogging mechanism combining simultaneous use of insecticide and temephos would commence this week, but added that the locations would be named at a later date.

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