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Health Ministry ‘going all out’ to tackle dengue
Article by December 30, 2020
Government is determined to treat dengue or a dengue outbreak in the same way it is addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Health and Wellness Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic has declared.
He told journalists at Ilaro Court on Monday that any outbreak will be treated with “the same level of seriousness, and the same approach with the health emergency operation centre being responsible for launching the effort”.
He explained: “We have contracted about 40 additional persons, for example, to assist the Environmental Unit to be able to go out there and they have been out there on the ground trying to locate mosquito breeding sites.”
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BARBADOS REMAINS blessed following a close call with dengue but continued vigilance is a must.
During a media conference at Illaro Court, Two Mile Hill, St Michael, on Monday, acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George said the authorities were keeping a close eye on areas such as Graeme Hall Swamp in Christ Church, a major mosquito breeding ground.
“We have always looked at the swamp very, very carefully. We have two vectors in the swamp . . . and we continue to make sure that the southern part of Barbados is always fogged. Yes, we indicated in October the numbers [of those diagnosed with dengue fever] were a little higher than standard and we did meet the threshold for an outbreak but, fortunately, for November, those levels turned back to previous levels,” he said.