Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh claims that no country in the world has been able to completely contain the mosquito-borne dengue virus, calling it an "impossible task", reports bdnews24.com. Despite an alarming spike in dengue hospitalisations across the country, Taposh believes the outbreak of the disease is still under control. "Statistics show that the dengue situation is far better here than in other countries, even though the death toll from the disease is rising." Taposh highlighted the efforts of the city authorities to eradicate the breeding grounds of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the carrier of the dengue virus. Dengue fever turned into a severe outbreak this year in Bangladesh ahead of the rainy season.

Source: bd News24 July 05, 2023 18:02 UTC