Dengue stings 31 in Zirakpur

Our Correspondent

Zirakpur, September 6

As many as 31 dengue cases have been reported from the town since July this year.

The department has stepped up its drive to create awareness about cleaning coolers to check breeding of aedes mosquito while fogging has been undertaken on a war footing in areas from where dengue cases have been reported. The department has also directed its workers to conduct surveys in the sensitive areas to remove water from coolers and tyres.

District epidemiologit Avtar Singh said, “We are creating awareness among the masses and our teams are following up dengue cases by spraying indoors and distributing dengue-related pamphlets among residents.”

Mohali Chief Medical Officer Ranjit Kaur said, “The situation is under control. We send our teams to the area from where cases are reported to check other residents of those localities. Besides, we also undertake fogging in the affected areas and make people aware of the preventive measures to be taken to control dengue.”

While asserting that painkillers of all kinds should be avoided since these hasten the fall in platelet count, the CMO opined that paracetamol was the safest drug but consulting a doctor before taking it was essential.