5,500 Dengue cases reported in Punjab

LAHORE: Dengue virus is still on the rise in Punjab and the number of patients is constantly increasing in the hospitals. Seven patients lost their lives on Thursday while 5,500 Dengue cases have been confirmed in Punjab only, Geo News reported Friday.

People who get fever are afraid of getting Dengue and are queuing in the hospitals for blood screening. Emergency has been declared in the hospitals but the problem seems uncontrollable by the management due to limited resources.

Experts were called from Sri Lanka who met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The experts were of the view that there is no short cut to deal with the epidemic but a long-term strategy is the need of time and only then Dengue virus can be controlled.

Shahbaz Sharif said that awareness campaigns have been launched to curb Dengue virus, however, public cooperation is crucial in this regard.

Dengue symptoms include lowered blood platelets accompanied by high fever, body rash and vomiting.