Checks at construction sites to curb dengue cases

Star: PUTRAJAYA: Health checks will be conducted at construction sites and foreign workers’ dormitories in an effort to keep dengue cases from spiralling in the coming months.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn said the directive for Labour Department officers to immediately check the premises of these foreign workers came after the Health Ministry sounded the alarm on the possibility of more dengue cases ahead.
“The ministry is concerned because foreign workers have been known to stay and live in areas that are potential aedes-breeding grounds,” he told reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting here yesterday.
“We are also warning human resources managers to keep their workers’ dormitories clean, according to the ministry’s guidelines.”
The ministry, added Dr Fong, was also concerned with foreign workers chalking up RM140mil yearly for treatment at public hospitals and abusing the system meant for Malaysians.