Directive to intensify anti-dengue activities

Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Secretary Sarah Aslam has directed the officers concerned to intensify the dengue prevention activities across Punjab. During the current year, total 56 confirmed cases of dengue were reported from all across the province and out of all confirmed patients 26 patients were reported from Lahore.

No new case of dengue has been reported across the whole province. Only one dengue patient is taken treatment in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

In the last 24 hours, 323,665 indoor and 79,233 locations were checked across Punjab while larvae were destroyed at 621 locations. In Lahore, 33,946 houses and 5,474 outdoor places were checked for dengue larvae and 433 positive containers were destroyed.

Health Secretary Sarah Aslam asked the people to extend full cooperation to the Health Department teams if they come to their home or business centres for the checking of dengue larvae, as dengue could be fatal.