Aedes Mosquito menace: DSCC to conduct mobile court drives from tomorrow

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will conduct mobile court drives in all its ten zones simultaneously from tomorrow (June 15, 2022) to destroy breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes, known to be carriers of dengue virus.

DSCC Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh ordered to conduct the drive at a meeting reviewing mosquito control activities at Nagar Bhaban.

The mobile court drives will continue for the next four months.

Saying that the control of dengue is their primary work Taposh said they will have to use their full strength to control Aedes mosquitoes.

"We have to monitor from lane by lane and to the roof of a house. We will not be lenient towards those who will not clean their rooftop gardens," he said.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), at least 18 dengue patients were hospitalised in different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours which ended at 8:00 am today, which shows an alarming trend of rising dengue cases.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) the total number of dengue patients rose to 607.

Among the patients 75 are still undergoing treatment.