Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that if the dengue mosquito would not be killed from medicines it would have to be killed from the canons of army.
Talking to media persons on the occasion of his visit to Samanabad,
Shahbaz Sharif said that the dengue mosquito has become more powerful
than government, adding that the government would not sit silently
until the rooting out of the dengue mosquito.
He said that the dengue fever has created panic among the
Lajoriites, adding that if the elected representatives would not
support masses today the masses should not vote for them again.
He said that president asif ali Zardari is keeping the
responsibility of destroying Pakistan, adding that the destruction is
coming from the mountains it sould have to be ended through collective
efforts.
Meanwhile the Government of Punjab on Friday declared a state of medical emergency in Lahore due to dengue outbreak.
The government cancelled leaves of workers of WASA, district government and health department.
All three departments have been asked to submit progress reports to
the Chief Minister on daily basis. More doctors have been appointed in
hospitals of Lahore.
In other measures, the provincial government has placed a ban on morning assembly in all state-run and private schools.
Punjab’s Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed health officials
not to hesitate in importing medicines and tools to contain the
mosquito-borne virus if situation demands.
People have complained that substandard spray has failed to halt the dengue outbreak.
The chief minister chaired the special committee meeting at the
Chief Minister Secretariat, Lahore. The committee has been formed to
control the spread of Dengue virus.
Shahbaz said that every life was precious to him and ordered the
authorities concerned to import the vaccination and apparatus
immediately if needed to overcome Dengue.
The provincial government has established a helpline for providing awareness to the people about Dengue.
The chief minister issued instructions that an effective strategy would be adopted to fumigate insecticide.
According to statistics of the Health Department the number of
Dengue patients has soared to over 2,100 including 2,042 in Lahore
alone. Eleven people have died from Dengue in Lahore including 32-year
old Atif who succumbed at Jinnah Hospital.
Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has asked the hositals to make
arrangements on emergency footing. He has also asked them to acquire
more platelets-producing machines.
Meanwhile, the failure to get admitted in hospitals is causing
extreme anxiety to Dengue patients. Even patients in precarious
conditions are unable to get admitted in to the hospitals.
Extended rains and errant spray mosquito-destroying spray are also letting the Dengue mosquitoes to keep on multiplying rapidly.
Morning assemblies in all the schools of the Punjab province have been banned due to dengue threat.
The order of the ban will urgently come into force on the direction of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
According to Punjab Education Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman,
all the government and private school managements have been directed to
spray insecticides and action would be taken against the management of
any school who will not follow the directions.
National Health Department reported that 2413 dengue cases have been confirmed across the country.
According to the National Health Department’s report, total 2708
dengue patients have been admitted so far and dengue virus has been
confirmed in 2413 cases.
In Punjab, 2170 dengue cases have been confirmed and 28 cases have
been reported from Islamabad. The report further disclosed that 26
dengue cases were registered from Rawalpindi while 176 cases were
registered in Sindh.
Moreover, 8 dengue cases were confirmed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 5
cases were reported in AJK. According to the report, so far 5 people
died due to dengue fever. SANA
