Combined Anti-Dengue Operation From Feb 21
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- A combined health and safety operation aimed at preventing dengue will be held for four days from Feb 21, Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakar said Wednesday.
He said the operation, which would focus on dengue breeding grounds, was originally scheduled for May but was brought forward to expedite the battle against the disease.
Occupational Safety and Health (JKKP) officers would issue notices under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 to owners of premises found breeding aedes mosquitoes to clean them up, he said in a statement Wednesday.
Abdul Rahman, who is also the Occupational Safety and Health Council (MNKKP) chairman, said action could also be taken against the owners of such premises under Section 25 of the Vector Borne Diseases Act 1975 (Amendment) 2000.
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