THE Ministry of Health, Vector Control Services will commence fogging for vector control today in identified communities. These fogging exercises will kill the adult mosquitoes which carry mosquito borne diseases.

To ensure that the exercise is most effective, residents in the targeted communities are reminded to open their windows to allow the fog mist into the buildings to kill the adult mosquitoes. To avoid any health problems, residents are reminded to cover all drinking water and secure all food stuff (uncooked and cooked) to prevent possible contamination, secure all domestic animals and poultry, and to keep persons who suffer from asthmatic conditions, young children and the elderly away from the direct flow of fog.
The fogging exercise will commence at 5:30 p.m. daily from today in the following areas, and will be completed on Friday 5th September.

• Kingston
• Cummingsburg
• Lacytown
• Bourda
• Alberttown
• Queenstown
• Bel-Air Park
• Lamaha Gardens
• Newtown Kitty
• Campbellville
• Kitty
• Subryanville
• Bel-Air Gardens
• Prashad Nagar
• Bel-Air, and
•  Bel-Air Springs

While the Ministry of Health will conduct this fogging exercise, residents are encouraged to keep their yards clean by removing all empty containers that can breed mosquitoes and to always sleep under mosquito nets so as to prevent mosquito borne diseases.