Dengue fight in Seletar housing estate goes full-on

The fight against dengue is going full-on in northern Singapore, as outreach efforts have extended to more areas in the Seletar housing estate.

Residents at Seletar Hills chose to spend their Sunday learning more about dengue at a roadshow.

25 cases of dengue were reported in the estate over two fortnights in July, and some hotspots have been identified in the vicinity.

Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice also chipped in at the roadshow, selling anti-mosquito products at heavy discounts.

Mr Richard Goh, chairman of Seletar Hills West Neighbourhood Committee, said: "We do not want our kids to have dengue. We started out by going house-to-house to drop educational pamphlets, (together) with NEA (personnel).

".....at the peak, we organised events like a tea (session) and sales of merchandise related to anti-dengue like insect repellents and so forth, so that residents can arm themselves and dispose of all these mosquitoes that might be hanging around."

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