Dengue wards established in major hospitals of Abbottabad.

ABBOTTABAD -- Deputy Commissioner Abbottabad Amir Afaq Wednesday directed all concerned to work hard with a commitment to eradicate the danger the Dengue fever from district in the upcoming monsoon season.

He said this while chairing a meeting regarding dengue fever prevention measures and preparations of arrangements to control the epidemic ahead of monsoon season.

Afaq said the district administration has imposed section 144 in this regard and would deal the violators with iron hands, saying we have also issued directives to the police department to take strict action.

To tackle any untoward situation concerning to the dengue fever, he said dengue wards were setup in Ayub Medical Complex (AMC), district headquarters hospital Abbottabad, Havelian, Sherwan and Lora hospitals.

The deputy commissioner said that dengue fever is caused by mosquito bite and precautionary measures were...