LAHORE:The authorities concerned were taking actions against those violating dengue standard
operating procedures (SOPs) besides registering 446 cases in different cities
during the last five days.
The officials briefed Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal that 276 cases were
registered in Lahore, 104 in Rawalpindi, nine in Faisalabad, 14 in Attock, seven in Sargodha,
four in Kasur, four in Khushab and one in Sheikhupura over violation of SOPs. They added that
six FIRs were registered in Sahiwal and three each in Gujranwala, Okara and Toba Tek Singh
while two each in Multan, Narowal, Chiniot, Gujarat, Nankana Sahib and Sialkot.
The chief secretary presided over a meeting to review dengue situation in the province,
at the Civil Secretariat on Saturday.
A community mobilization campaign should be started to raise awareness about dengue, he said and
also issued instructions to the secretary Cooperatives to take strict action against housing
societies that were not following the SOPs.
The secretary health gave a detailed briefing and said 970 confirmed dengue cases and three deaths
had been reported in the province so far this year while 221 dengue patients were under treatment
in hospitals across Punjab.
The additional chief secretary, secretaries of various departments and officers concerned
attended the meeting while all divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners participated
through video link.