KARACHI: around 4,031 cases of Dengue virus have been reported in Sindh, a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary briefed. Session on increasing cases of fever in Karachi and other parts of Sindh was attended by Administrator Murtaza Wahab, Commissioner Islamabad, Secretary Local Government, Commissioner Karachi and other officials.

Commissioner Islamabad briefed session about mechanism to fight Dengue virus in Punjab. Chief Secretary urged for measures to make system more effective for eradication of virus in Sindh. “A system will be developed to get daily report on Dengue cases from all government and private hospitals and laboratories,” he said.

“Spray will be conducted in surrounding houses where patient of Dengue infection will be found”. “Province will also recruit more entomologists,” Chief Secretary said. Murtaza Wahab said that Karachi reported 201 cases of virus. City administration will launch a fumigation and spray drive to destroy larvae of mosquitoes. He said charges for Dengue virus diagnosis test will be slashed. City’s six out of seven District Municipal Corporations have demanded funds for fumigation operations. Sindh government has not released funds to them to launch fumigation drive. Only DMC Malir has been issued a fund of Rs 20 million for fumigation, sources said.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 16 2022

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