Dengue Update: Co-operate or risk fine and jail

NST: People who stop health officers from checking their premises for Aedes mosquito breeding grounds will now be taken to court.
And they could face a fine of up to RM50,000 or two years’ jail, or both.
This warning was issued by the Health Ministry’s Disease Control director Dr Ramlee Rahmat to developers, contractors, house, land, shop and factory owners following instances where the door was shut on health inspectors.
"The officers are doing their job," Dr Ramlee said.
"It is an offence for owners to stop them from doing enforcement work."
Dr Ramlee said everyone should co-operate with the authorities to destroy Aedes breeding grounds.
The ministry and local authorities were doing their best to avert a major dengue outbreak, he added.
A total of 814 dengue cases, including 41 dengue haemorrhagic fever, were reported last week compared with 751 cases the previous week.
Dr Ramlee said the cumulative suspected dengue cases from Jan 1 to Nov 19 stands at 35,289 dengue cases with 88 deaths as compared with 27,365 cases and 85 deaths during the same period last year.
"We urge the public not to be complacent as the current weather conditions could lead to an outbreak."