The Punjab government has been caught unprepared once again as 177 new cases of measles have been reported in the last 24 hours alone, raising the total cases of this deadly disease to 19,389 in Punjab.
According to officials of the Punjab Health Department, 177 deaths have so far occurred because of this disease, the majority of victims hailing from Lahore, Gujranwala, Rajanpur, Sialkot, Rahimyar Khan and Kasur.
The Health Department has appealed to parents to get their children vaccinated at the earliest in order to beat this ailment.
The Punjab government’s response has been criticized by the masses for being too lethargic and half-hearted.
