Dengue precautionary steps stressed

Official urges people to take special care of cleanliness to avoid the disease.

LAHORE:

Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch urged the citizens to adopt precautionary measures against dengue besides, of taking precautionary measures against coronavirus pandemic.

In a statement issued on Friday, he appealed to people to take special care of cleanliness and no garbage should be thrown in open places, adding that people should be more responsible in preventing dengue during monsoon, and rainwater should not be accumulated in residential areas.

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He directed the department to intensify the dengue prevention activities across Punjab. He appealed to all the religious scholars to inform the worshipers coming to mosques about the prevention of dengue.

“Be a responsible citizen by keeping your surroundings neat and clean” he said. He maintained that the public was requested to extend full cooperation to health department teams, if they come to your home or business centres for the checking of dengue larvae, as dengue could be fatal and was a very dangerous fever which could cause death.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 11^th, 2021.