I bet you have forgotten that we have two killers in our midst right now.
Don’t forget that in addition to battling the spread of the coronavirus, Malaysia is fighting another deadly disease – dengue.
Don’t forget that in addition to battling the spread of the coronavirus, Malaysia is fighting another deadly disease – dengue.
In fact, many areas with coronavirus clusters are also hot spots for dengue, especially in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.
If you didn't know, some 147 people died of dengue in Malaysia last year, out of a total of 80,615 cases. In 2017, there were 177 deaths from 83,849 cases.
"Right now, while we are busy fighting Covid-19, people are starting to forget how dangerous dengue is", Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia public health specialist Rozita Hod (left) told Bernama.
That's right. Covid-19 is still very much amongst us. So is dengue. With hospitals busy handling coronavirus cases, the last thing we would want is a surge in dengue cases.
Sure, there have been more coronavirus deaths in Malaysia than dengue fatalities thus far this year – but we musn’t dismiss dengue because it directly affects more people than Covid-19.
In case you miss my point, dengue is as dangerous as Covid-19.
In case you miss my point, dengue is as dangerous as Covid-19.
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