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00:00Liston Diario presents the editorial from the director.

00:30This number could increase.

00:31This is a disease that is transmitted from a sick person to a healthy person through

00:35the bite of a mosquito, which reproduces in clean water retained in all types of containers

00:40or weeds.

00:41If, as announced by Health Minister Victor Atala, the preventive campaign is focused on reducing

00:47mosquito reproduction, all Dominicans should store water only in tightly covered containers.

00:53Municipal authorities are responsible for requiring owners of lots to keep them free of weeds

00:57and trash, while also increasing street waste collection services.

01:02Garages, especially tire changers, must take extreme measures to prevent them from becoming

01:07large breeding grounds for dengue mosquitoes.

01:10Dominicans urgently need to forge a culture of cleanliness at home, at work and in public

01:15spaces, overcoming the traditional habit of throwing waste anywhere.

01:20Without hygiene, there is no health of any kind, and both have long been achieved through

01:25personal effort and collective commitment.

01:28Dengue primarily affects children and adolescents, becoming very dangerous in its hemorrhagic phase,

01:34which is why a rigorous treatment protocol is required to save lives.

01:38Let's make the fight against dengue a daily task so that this disease does not frustrate

01:43the dreams of children who have the right to a healthy life.

01:47For Listin Diario, voiceover and translation by Danny Leon.

01:51Listin Diario presented the editorial from the director.