Regency to start antidengue drive

BEKASI: The Bekasi city administration plans to celebrate Independence Day with a campaign to fight dengue fever.

"We have about 500 hot spots and will begin fumigating the areas next month," said the head of contagious diseases at the Bekasi Health Agency, Krisna Dewayani, on Monday.

The administration has set aside Rp 350 million for the fumigation to fight the spread of dengue.

Krisna said Bekasi had a high fatality rate of 1.2 percent for dengue fever, above the World Health Organization standard of 1 percent.

According to data from the agency, the West Bekasi district has the highest number of dengue cases, while the lowest number is in Bantar Gebang district. -- JP