Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government

The city government has mobilized all available resources in response to reports of three confirmed cases of dengue fever in Neihu District.
Deputy Mayor Teng Chia-ji gave instructions during an emergency meeting on November 28, pledging to avoid a repeat of the alarming scenario where multiple outbreaks of the disease in southern Taiwan last year left local governments struggling to contain the pandemic.
Following the briefings by the health, environmental protection, and education departments, Teng pointed out that the three cases are likely imported ones. The focus of the city government’s countermeasure now relies on thorough cleanup, disinfection, and eradication of breeding sites at Ruiguang Borough in Neihu. Residents living in the neighborhood are also urged to take precautions against mosquito bites.
The Department of Environmental Protection will dispatch 50 to 120 staff members daily to conduct a week-long environmental cleanup in Ruiguang Borough starting November 27. Regarding vector control, the city government will implement efforts to remove mosquito breeding grounds with the use of insecticides at schools and in the neighborhood. The dengue fever preventive measures will continue to be implemented until December 21.
In addition to requesting the Department of Civil Affairs to promote self-administered health monitoring for the detection of dengue fever symptoms and mobilize local communities to remove standing water in containers and car canopies, the deputy mayor also instructed the Department of Health to enforce dengue surveillance and report system.