Eight more people lost their lives in Lahore after suffering from Dengue
fever including an elite police personal of Shahbaz Sharif security
squad, raising the toll to 88 on Saturday. In Punjab, 9,500 cases of
Dengue have been confirmed.
Elite police personal Jahanzaib 30, Tufail aged 70 and Arshad 45,
Rukhsana Bibi 42, Ayaz Bhatti 22, sardaran bibi 75 were the victims of
Dengue virus who lost their lives in Mayo Hospital on Saturday.
The suspected victims of Dengue fever are continuously visiting
hospitals and only patients with critical condition are admitted.
Majority of the patients are not satisfied with the treatment provided
in the hospitals.
Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif chaired yet another session of
Dengue Emergency Committee to discuss the situation and ordered to set
up a temporary field hospital in the city.
He was told in the meeting that the machines required in Dengue
treatment would reach Lahore on September 28. Also, 624 nurses have
been recruited and deputed in different hospitals. SANA
