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Dengue claims 100 lives in Punjab

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The provincial capital has been the worst hit where 9,148 cases have been reported and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed that the anti-Dengue campaign be intensified, reported a private news channel.

Special units to treat Dengue patients have also been formed at six government hospitals of Lahore and they have been provided Rs20 million for this purpose.

A team from the World Health Organization (WHO) also arrived which would formulate a strategy to deal with the rapidly spreading Dengue virus.

 

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