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Punjab intensifies drive against dengue

Chandigarh, Oct 27 (UNI) In a bid to control dengue in Punjab, joint efforts were being made by State Task Force comprising departments of Local Government, Rural Development and Panchayats, Labour, Medical Education & Research, Water Supply & Sanitation, School Education and Animal Husbandry.
Disclosing this here today Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Wednesday said that people must have to participate in the drive against dengue as transmission season of dengue lasts till November and early December. He said that the Health Department, Punjab has tested 10,890 samples for dengue since January and out of these 4692 patients have been found positive so far.
The Health Minister emphasized that the public should come forward in reporting every case of fever especially when the State is already fighting with Covid-19 which overlapping the symptoms of diseases to diagnose it. He said that it is the cooperation of the public which can go a long way in the prevention and control of dengue as the breeding of mosquito is mainly reported in houses and offices. He said that Government of Punjab has declared “Every Friday-Dry Day” which means the disease of dengue can be prevented by emptying and cleaning the water containers once a week.
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