Dengue cases ebb as winter chill sets in

RAWALPINDI:

After claiming eight lives across the district, the dangerous dengue mosquito finally relinquished its attacks as no new case of the disease was reported in the Rawalpindi hospitals during the last 24 hours.

According to official sources, no dengue patient is currently admitted to Benazir Bhutto General Hospital (BBGH) and Holy Family Hospital (HFH) except for the district headquarters hospital where a patient is under treatment for the fatal disease.

As per government statistics, the dengue virus affected 4,767 people throughout this dengue season.

District Health Authority Chief Executive Officer Dr Ishaq said even though dengue is no longer a concern, the anti-dengue campaign will continue for the following year.

He said, the dengue wards in the city’s three public hospitals will be abolished next week and will be merged with other wards.

On the other hand, the Rawalpindi administration registered two FIRs and sealed three premises for violation of anti-dengue SOPs during the past week. District Coordinator of Epidemics Prevention and Control Dr Sajjad Mehmood on Wednesday said the district administration, in collaboration with departments concerned issued tickets to 31, notices to 287, and imposed a fine of Rs10,000 on violations of dengue SOPs.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 22^nd, 2022.