Schools, colleges reopening: 5 directives to prevent dengue

As educational institutions, especially the primary and secondary ones, are going to resume classes on Sunday after the Eid-ul-Azha vacation, the government has issued five instructions to prevent any further spread of dengue.

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) issued the directives today asking the authorities of the educational institutions to take proper measures to clean the school-college buildings and playgrounds to prevent dengue spread.

DSHE sent the directives to the principals and field-level education officers of all public and private educational institutions.

According to DSHE, dengue has spread in Dhaka city and different parts of the country and educational institutions need to take precautions to prevent further spread of dengue. As dengue is a mosquito-borne disease, stagnant water in school playgrounds, buildings, and flower pots are perfect breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes. In this situation, to prevent the spread of dengue, all the educational institutions of the country have been asked to follow the instructions after the Eid-ul-Azha holiday.

DSHE's five instructions are:

1. Playgrounds and school-college buildings should be kept clean regularly

2. Water accumulated in the playground or buildings should be removed as soon as possible

3. Cleaning flower tubs kept for the beautification of educational institutions regularly

4. It should be ensured that water does not accumulate in the breeding ground of Aedes mosquitoes

5. Giving students instruction daily about ways to prevent dengue.

/KN/