Dengue situation being monitored continuously across Punjab: Secy.

LAHORE -- Secretary Health Imran Sikandar Baloch on Friday said the dengue situation in the province was being monitored on daily basis.

He said this while chairing a meeting to review the dengue situation in the province.

The Medical Superintendents of all government teaching hospitals including Special Secretary Dr. Farrukh Naveed gave a briefing to the secretary Health about the situation and facilities being provided to the patients in the hospitals.

The secretary said that number of beds for dengue patients had been increased in all teaching hospitals of the province. He said that all medicines including dextran 40 were available for dengue patients in the hospitals.

He instructed MSs of all government teaching hospitals of the province to confirm the dengue patient before updating data, adding that MSs were daily updating data regarding dengue patients on the dashboard.

He said that patients were being guided through dengue...