Chikungunya outbreak in Samar town prompts massive cleanup drive

TACLOBAN CITY — Health authorities in the Samar town of Gandara have intensified mosquito-control measures after an outbreak of chikungunya sickened at least 84 residents, prompting the local government to place two villages under red code alert and urge residents to eliminate mosquito breeding sites. Data from the Gandara Rural Health Unit (RHU) showed that