Minister warns of dengue outbreak

JAKARTA: Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari called on people to improve sanitation in their neighborhoods as the number of dengue fever cases was increasing with the arrival of the rainy season.

She said on Monday that since June, more provinces had been reporting to the ministry increased numbers of dengue cases in their respective areas.

The number of patients with dengue in Jakarta, for instance, increased by 160 percent from July to August, she said. -- JP