00:00The barangays in Quezon City are doing fogging and spraying
00:04following the rise in the number of cases of dengue in the city.
00:08Vell Custodio of PTV in Balitang Pambansa.
00:13Kokoy has been confined to the hospital for three days.
00:15He's 17 years old and his name is not his real name.
00:19The high school student who studies in Quezon City was infected by dengue.
00:24I was in a lot of pain.
00:26I felt like I had a thorn in my bone.
00:30It's been a week already.
00:32Kokoy is among the 1,800 people infected by dengue in Quezon City this year.
00:37The data is more accurate, almost 200 percent, compared to the previous year at the same time.
00:43Because of the continuous rise in the number of cases, the city declared a dengue outbreak.
00:48Most children become victims of dengue.
00:51Of the 1,800 cases, 58 percent are between the ages of 5 and 17.
00:57Kokoy admitted that he was infected by dengue in his school.
01:01There were mosquitoes and plants.
01:05What we're seeing is a consistent rise in the number of cases.
01:10The number of grazing sites around the city has increased.
01:15There are a lot of grazing sites, a lot of mosquitos.
01:18Possibly, dengue virus is spreading.
01:23Less than 1 percent of the total number of cases.
01:29Some of the symptoms of dengue are fever, headache, rashes,
01:35itchiness and bleeding.
01:37The Quezon City government called all 142 captains.
01:43They will conduct clean-up drives and mosquito fogging.
01:46More than 60 health centers in Quezon City have been opened every day and every weekend.
01:52Dengue test kits are also free in health centers and hospitals.
01:56The Quezon City Information Campaign is also underway to avoid dengue tips,
02:01such as looking for and cleaning mosquito bites,
02:04wearing long sleeves, using mosquito repellent and drinking water.
02:09The Department of Health's campaign against dengue continues,
02:12especially now that it's raining heavily in some parts of the country.
02:15Based on the latest DOH data from January 1 to February 1, 2025,
02:20there are more than 28,000 cases of dengue in the country.
02:23This is more than 40 percent compared to the previous year in the same month.
02:28Search and destroy in places where mosquitoes can live and become dengue.
02:35... all the water around it.
02:37Not only the dirty, but also the clean ones.
02:39By the way, use self-protection.
02:41Wearing long sleeves, long pants, or using lotions or sprays for human skin, insect repellent.
02:50From People's Television Network, Vel Custodio, Balitang Pambansa.
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