Controlling dengue virus: all-out resources to be utilised: chief minister Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has directed that all out resources should be utilised for controlling the dengue virus and warned that no negligence would be tolerated in this regard.
He gave instructions for immediately dividing the city into nine sectors and assigning duties to the ministers and elected representatives to personally supervise the campaign against the virus as well as visit hospitals to monitor treatment facilities being extended to the patients.
He was presiding over a meeting to review arrangements for controlling the virus, here on Tuesday. Addressing the meeting, the chief minister directed that health department, local government and district administration should be fully mobilised against dengue and the process of fogging and spray should be accelerated. He said that besides towns, spray should also be conducted in the houses where dengue cases have been detected.
He said that control of dengue virus is the collective responsibility of all departments and no effort should be spared for protecting the people against the virus. He directed the education minister to assign duties to elected representatives in various sectors and also keep him informed about their visits. He directed Secretary Health to personally visit Gujranwala and Faisalabad to review arrangements against dengue virus.
Shahbaz said secretary local government should also pay visits to various districts to monitor the arrangements made at the local level for elimination of dengue virus. Earlier, Secretary Health Jehanzeb Khan informed about the measures taken for controlling the virus. He said that health department has been fully mobilised and arrangements have been made for the treatment of dengue patients in the hospitals.
District Co-ordination Officer, Ahad Khan Cheema informed the meeting that town-wise spray is being conducted in Lahore and the process will be completed by August 29. In addition, spray is also being carried out in cantonment area while public awareness campaign against dengue virus is also in progress.