More than 3,300 FIR have been registered in Rawalpindi and Murree for violations of dengue prevention guidelines, as the authorities take legal measures to control the propagation, it emerged on Thursday.
In Rawalpindi, almost 129,000 teams inspected more than 4.4 million houses and found larvae in 91,909 of them, in Murree, 167 teams surveyed at 427,955 houses and detected larvae at 2,178.
In general, 1.17 million sites were inspected, of which 106,062 gave positive for dengue larvae.
As a result, 1,458 premises were also sealed and 3,085 Challans were issued, which resulted in fines of more than RS 7.5 m in Rawalpindi.
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In Murree, 983 premises were sealed and fines were imposed that amounted to RS844,000.
The authorities said that the repression of SOP violations, together with large -scale surveillance, would continue in the coming weeks as part of the efforts to contain the outbreak.
Ascending cases
A total of 176 cases of dengue confirmed in Rawalpindi and Murree have been reported this season, with 23 new emerging infections in the last 24 hours.
Dengue, transmitted by a kind of mosquito that reproduces in stagnant water, remains a growing concern, especially with the rains of the monsoon and floods throughout the country.
Despite the growing number of patients, no dengue related deaths have been recorded in any of the districts.
According to district health officials, Rawalpindi has reported 99 cases confirmed to date, while Murree has registered 77.
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Currently, 94 patients receive treatment in hospitals. Punjab’s health authorities have also established dozens of emergency medical camps in the affected districts.
“The waters of floods destroy sanitation systems, mix wastewater with drinking water and provide mosquito reproduction areas. Unless immediate preventive measures are taken, Punjab can witness an exponential increase in dengue, malaria and diseases transmitted by water in the coming weeks,” he warned of an epidemiologist, while speaking to an epidemiologist. The express trustee.
According to the last month, more than 15,400 patients with dengue fever, malaria, diarrhea, skin infections and other seasonal diseases in the province during the past month, according to official health records.
