Rs 145,000 Fine Imposed On Violation Of Dengue SOPs

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Rawalpindi: The District Health Authority (DHA), in collaboration with allied departments, had imposed a fine of Rs 145,000 and issued a ticket to one person for violations of anti-dengue SOPs during the last 24 hours.

District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood, said Monday that presently 33 patients were admitted to different district health facilities, of which 18 were confirmed cases and 2,613 were discharged after treatment. He added that with the arrival of two more cases, each one from Gujjar Khan and Potohar town urban, during the last 24 hours, the district’s total tally had reached 2,633 confirmed cases.

The health officer informed me that dengue cases were declining with changing weather and hoped that in the coming days, the dengue cases would end as the weather turned cooler, which was not suitable for the survival of the dengue insect.