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Pest control firms battling dengue face manpower crunch amid COVID-19 outbreak

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The battle against COVID-19 could hurt Singapore's fight against dengue. Pest control companies said they had to slash manpower deployment by up to 90% due to tougher circuit breaker measures. The number of dengue cases from January to mid-April more than doubled from the same period in 2019. The Singapore Pest Management Association said on average, most of the 55 firms it represents that provide mosquito control are being allowed only 10% of their workers on-site. Most firms said they are waiting for the results of their appeals to increase deployment. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service on Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook:   / channelnewsasia   Instagram:   / channelnewsasia   Twitter:   / channelnewsasia   ...more
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Pest control firms battling dengue face manpower crunch amid COVID-19 outbreak
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The battle against COVID-19 could hurt Singapore's fight against dengue. Pest control companies said they had to slash manpower deployment by up to 90% due to tougher circuit breaker measures. The number of dengue cases from January to mid-April more than doubled from the same period in 2019. The Singapore Pest Management Association said on average, most of the 55 firms it represents that provide mosquito control are being allowed only 10% of their workers on-site. Most firms said they are waiting for the results of their appeals to increase deployment. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service on Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook:   / channelnewsasia   Instagram:   / channelnewsasia   Twitter:   / channelnewsasia  

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