RAWALPINDI: Dengue cases are showing a downward trend after the onset of chilly weather, thus providing relief to all those engaged in dengue eradication efforts in the city.
Talking to reporters, the Executive Health Officer Muhammad Dr Suhail Chaudhry said that it was a healthy sign that the mercury had fallen, which subsequently resulted in a decrease in the number of dengue patients in the city.
He said that larvae identification activities should be carried out accordingly and inhabitants of most affected areas should be kept on alert to adopt necessary measures with regard to larvae decreeing on regular basis. He directed the officials concerned to speed up anti-dengue activities further and warned that no laxity would be tolerated in this regard.