referring to straitstimes
Parliament: Why detecting mosquito breeding spots is difficult, Singapore News & Top Stories
Parliament: Why detecting mosquito breeding spots is difficult, Singapore News & Top Stories
Most mosquito-breeding spots are found in homes and not at construction sites.This makes the job of detecting breeding spots harder because, unlike entering construction sites, the authorities cannot go into homes easily or frequently to check on them, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli yesterday."This is why we have to emphasise repeatedly that every household must constantly do the necessary ground actions to remove potential breeding spots in their own homes," he said.
as well straitstimes
Parliament: Financial help available for pregnant women with Zika, Singapore News & Top Stories
Parliament: Financial help available for pregnant women with Zika, Singapore News & Top Stories
Pregnant women who test positive for the Zika virus but cannot afford regular scans and follow-up treatment will not be left without help, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong yesterday.He assured them that, if necessary, additional aid is available from Medifund, a government scheme for those who cannot pay their medical bills after exhausting all other avenues."For treatment in our public healthcare institutions, they can always access our subsidy framework if they are subsidised patients," he said, when replying to Ms Tin Pei Ling (MacPherson) in Parliament.
by the same token on straitstimes
Parliament: Not wise to do routine fogging outside clusters, Singapore News & Top Stories
Parliament: Not wise to do routine fogging outside clusters, Singapore News & Top Stories
While fogging is helpful in killing adult mosquitoes with the dengue or Zika virus, it "would not be wise to conduct fogging indiscriminately" outside clusters, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli yesterday.He said his ministry has heard calls for fogging to be conducted at various housing estates, but stressed that routine fogging should not be used as a preventive measure.He gave three reasons in his ministerial statement on Zika.
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