National dengue alert declared to raise public awareness – Duque

“They should be [aware]. We should all be alarmed. That’s the objective of having declared a national dengue alert status. [It] is to precisely raise public awareness of this threat,” Duque said in an interview with CNN Philippines on Friday.

He expressed concern that the country might encounter the same crisis experienced in 2016, 2013, and 2009 if precautionary measures are not taken into consideration. Currently under Code Red, a response activation alert for full mobilization, are Region IV-A , Region V , Region VI , Region X , and Region IX .

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