Task Force Set Up in Malaysia to Fight Dengue

As deaths from dengue fever soar up, Malaysia has set up a task force to combat the mosquito-borne tropical disease, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Tuesday. Najib said he hoped the task force led by his deputy would be able to curb the spiraling number of cases, according to local media reports. Eighty-two people have died from the flu-like illness from January until June 21, more than triple the number in the same period last year. The number of cases ...