Chandigarh: Dengue is the cause of concern for the Ministry of Health because there has been an uptick in the number of dengue cases of diseases transmitted by vectors.
As per the records of the Ministry of Health, from 13,532 tests suspected of being patients carried out, 3,760 has been found positively dengue fever.
At present, there are 39 laboratories in Punjab conducting free testing of dengue fever.
Taking a serious note about the increasing number of cases of dengue fever in Punjab, Deputy Chief Minister O P Soni directed the Health Department official to accelerate anti-fever activities.
He also urges people to take precautions such as avoiding accumulated water in cooling, pots and other equipment in or around their homes.
He said dengue and malaria was told in the epidemic law, 1897.
Therefore, all private hospitals in the Punjab state are required to report cases of dengue and malaria fever to the Ministry of Health.
FREE Dengue Fever Care in All Government Hospitals and Dengue Banah have been established in government hospitals for patient care.
Blood components are available at the government hospital for the treatment of dengue fever patients.
Soni told the number of breeders examiners had increased to 460 to eradicate dengue fever and mosquitoes sprayed at 50-60 houses around the house of dengue patients.
218 Fresh Covid Cases on HP, Hry & PB Himachal Pradesh reported 191 Covid-19 cases and four deaths due to viruses on Monday, while Haryana recorded nine cases and zero deaths, and one new case and one death.
On the front of the vaccination, more than 1.05 lakh people were given Jab in Haryana and 2.24,018 in Punjab.
Dengue poses a new challenge for punjab
