1. Wear long-sleeved clothing and trousers, and apply effective mosquito repellent containing DEET to exposed parts of the body & clothes.
2. Use mosquito screens or nets when the room is not air-conditioned.
3. Place mosquito coil or electric mosquito mat / liquid near possible entrance, such as window, to prevent mosquito bites.
4. Prevent the accumulation of stagnant water
- Put all used cans and bottles into covered dustbins.
- Change water for plants at least once a week, leaving no water in the saucers underneath flower pots.
- Cover tightly all water containers, wells and water storage tanks.
- Keep all drains free from blockage.
- Top up all defective ground surfaces to prevent the accumulation of stagnant water.
