Dengue cases: Punjab govt to ban half sleeve shirts in parks, public places.

LAHORE -- As part of measures to control dengue, the Punjab government on Thursday took important decisions including strict action against those continuously violating SOPs and ban on wearing half-sleeve shirts in parks and public places.

The decisions were made at a meeting jointly presided over by Punjab Minister for Health Dr Akhtar Malik and Chief Secretary Punjab Abdullah Khan Sumbal, at Civil Secretariat.

The meeting reviewed the strategy to contain the spread of dengue, and discussed a proposal to impose heavy fines over larvae detection. The meeting also decided to launch a special campaign to increase public awareness, holding of seminars in educational institutes, display of banners at under-construction buildings and expediting community mobilization.

On the occasion, Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P and SH) Secretary Dr Irshad Ahmed gave a detailed briefing to the meeting.

The secretary said that the dengue expert team had visited high-risk districts including Rawalpindi and re-evaluated the micro plans, adding that this year, 5981 confirmed dengue cases and eight deaths had been reported. 'As many as 158 people have been arrested and 778 cases have been registered in different cities for violating dengue SOPs', he added.

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