Singapore has a big concern on dengue. In 2024, the cumulative  number of reported cases on dengue in the first 12 E-weeks rocketed to 4,8171, which is about double of that in 2023 Q1 (first 13 E-weeks 2,360 cases of dengue is reported2). All parties in the society should take a serious awareness on keeping tracking on the premises, schools, and the working environments to avoid the transmission of dengue and Zika virus by mosquitoes.

For schools, National Environment Agency suggested a checklist for the schools to be able to facilitate control mosquitoes. For example, having a weekly measures on the following areas3:

Moreover, checking roof drainage and gutters twice a week and applying sand granular insecticide to all toilet bowls, cisterns, and gully traps in toilets when school vocations twice a week are also released to destructing the mosquito breeding updated at 19 April 2023. Beside the school education, the schools also tell the message of ‘Spray, Apply, Wear’ or ‘SAW’ in short to the parents4. However, from the statistics above-mentioned, obviously it is not enough to stop the mosquito breeding in the society. Therefore, additional action is required for tackling the problem.