Tag: #DengueinPakistan
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Dengue Fever: Pakistan’s hospitals are running out of beds
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan’s hospitals are running out of beds as dengue fever cases rise across the country. As a result of a lack of beds, hospitals in Punjab, particularly in Lahore, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, are refusing to accept new dengue virus patients, even though the virus is spreading across the country. In Punjab’s hospitals, beds…
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Punjab stepping up its dengue prevention measures
LAHORE: As part of the province’s efforts to safeguard people from the dengue virus, preventative actions have been stepped up across Punjab. According to details, the health department is conducting operations across the province to eradicate this virus on the instructions of Punjab Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P&SH) Imran Sikandar Baloch. In the previous 24…
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Corona along with Dengue threatens the life of people in Lahore
Lahore: Along with Corona, the threat of dengue, the lives of the people of Lahore are in danger. Decision to seek help from the Department of Education. According to reports, the fear of dengue mosquito breeding in government schools in Lahore has increased. The District Education Authority directed all school heads to upload 30 photographs…
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Dengue epidemic claims another life
KARACHI (11th Nov, 2019): The dengue virus was confirmed in 18 more patients in the last 24 hours. The total number of dengue-related deaths has risen to 33 in Karachi while the total number of affected patients in Rawalpindi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have reached 14188 and 6880 respectively. According to details, the dengue outbreak has…
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35 new dengue cases surface in last 24 hours
PESHAWAR (1st Nov, 2019): The health authorities confirmed that as many as 35 new cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever were detected during the last 24 hours. According to Dengue Response Unit, the number of dengue positive cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has soared to 6,599. The officials said that 14 new dengue cases were reported in…
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Dengue death toll rises to 24 in Karachi
Karachi (Oct 30, 2019): Four people died of dengue at Karachi’s Ziauddin Hospital on Tuesday night. The death toll has now reached 24 this year. Two of them died at the Clifton campus, while the other two passed away at the North Nazimabad campus. The deceased were identified as 82-year-old Sarfraz Hussain from Defence, 35-year-old…
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Dengue cases reached to 4708 with 55 new cases in KP: report
PESHAWAR, Oct 10 (APP):The dengue fever cases have swelled to 4708 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 55 new cases reported, says the provincial dengue response cell on Thursday. The provincial capital remained the worst hit area of the province until now as total number of dengue patients had reached to 2120 after four more were reported…
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Extensive fumigation to prevent dengue in unattended areas demanded
ISLAMABAD, Oct 09 (APP):Citizens on Wednesday asked the health officials concerned to expedite extensive fumigation operation in unattended areas of federal capital for prevention from the dengue. According to them, there should be fumigation plan, under which the sprayer operatives should be advised to outdoor spray all shrubberies and drains within a certain radius where…
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Dengue prevention measures in full swing across country: Doctors
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (APP):Health specialists Thursday said various government and non-government organisations have launched a coordinated movement to spread awareness about causes and consequences of vector-borne diseases, including dengue and malaria across the country. A general Physician and Dengue specialist Dr Nasir Mehmood at Holy Family hospital Rawalpindi talking to private news channel said, doctors…
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ICT admin stepping up efforts to cope dengue, 3 FIRs lodged in a single day
ISLAMABAD, Sep 15 (APP):Considering surge in the number of dengue fever cases, the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has expedited its efforts to cope dengue virus and lodged three first information reports (FIRs) in a single day on accumulation of water and display of tyre outside shops in the area of Jhangi Syedan. Assistant Commissioner…