AS the coming El Nino season could be a “hotbed for epidemics,” a lawmaker on Monday urged the Department of Health to beef up its contingencies to respond to diseases typically accompanying a hot season, such as cholera, Chikungunya, and Zika virus, on top of “usual preparations for Covid-19.”
Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/03/27/doh-told-el-nino-a-hotbedfor-epidemics-prepare-now/