The Department of Health (DOH) has assigned additional dengue fast lanes and special wards in government hospitals in Central Mindanao due to the rising cases of the deadly mosquito-borne disease.
Across the Philippines, there are an estimated 100,000 dengue cases were reported during the first six months of 2019, an increase of 85% on the same period last year. There have been 456 deaths reported, most of them are children below the age of five.
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