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City Hall Officers To Check Houses For Aedes At Night

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Kuala Lumpur City Hall officers will check houses for larvae of aedes mosquitoes, the carriers of dengue virus, at night from Wednesday since day-time visits are usually aborted by locked gates.
Datuk Bandar Datuk Ruslin Hassan said the inspections would be made from 6pm to 10pm.
"We hope the public will not be alarmed by our night-time visits. Our officers will wear a special City Hall uniform and the public can ask for their authority cards to check their identities if there is any doubt," he said at a media conference Sunday after taking part in a gotong royong clean-up as part of the ongoing activities to prevent the spread of dengue.
Ruslin said the night inspection would start in Kampung Baru before moving on to other parts of the city.
The maximum compound of RM500 might be imposed for each breeding ground of aedes in residential houses and RM1,000 for construction sites, he said.
This month, the number of suspected dengue fever cases reported in the city climbed from 197 in the first week to 237 in the fourth week.
During the period, there were 25 confirmed dengue cases and four deaths.