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  • Dengue cases on the rise in Punjab

    According to a statement issued by the Secretary of Health Punjab, 32 cases of dengue virus have been detected across the province in the last 24 hours.

    At least 70 cases of dengue were reported in Punjab on Sunday.

    According to the Health Department, a total of 1,034 dengue virus cases have been reported in 2022.

    441 cases of dengue were reported in Lahore alone.

    Read more- All you need to know about dengue

    Amid the increase in cases of dengue, the district administration of Rawalpindi has launched a crackdown and sealed 58 buildings for finding dengue larvae and filed cases against 41 people.

    Citizens have been advised to cooperate with the health teams and closely adhere to SOPs in order to avoid contracting the dengue virus.

  • Dengue Emergency: Punjab sets up a field hospital amid sharp increase in cases

    Dengue Emergency: Punjab sets up a field hospital amid sharp increase in cases

    A 280-bed dengue field hospital has been set up at Expo Centre Lahore, Samaa has reported.

    Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, while talking to the media, said the Services Hospital and the Ganga Ram Hospital had been filled to capacity with dengue patients.

    “We have 1,209 beds for dengue patients in Lahore,” said Dr Yasmin Rashid, adding that most of the dengue cases were reported from DHA Lahore.

    As per Dr Rahsid, the field hospital had been made functional for 24 hours and CBC shall be provided within 45 seconds. Free treatment for fever shall be given to all. All tests shall be done free-of-cost.

    In a meeting chaired by Dr Yasmin Rashid on Friday, a medical emergency at public health facilities in Lahore was declared amid the rising number of dengue cases in the city.