Patiala News:Dengue awareness activities conducted at buildings under construction

Patiala 14 September ( ) Under the leadership of Civil Surgeon Patiala Dr. Shelly Jaitley, teams of the Health Department conducted anti-dengue dry day activities at under-construction buildings and industrial areas in Patiala district. During this, dengue larvae were checked at Sai Market, Dabba Factory, Junk Factory, Railway Workshop, Factory Area etc. and the larvae found at many places were destroyed on the spot. On this occasion, the general public was made aware about dengue.

Keeping in mind the rainy season, Civil Surgeon Dr. Shaili Jaitley appealed to all the residents of Patiala to keep their surroundings clean as well as their homes to prevent the spread of dengue during the rainy season and not to let water collect in empty items inside the houses. Along with this, he said that to make this campaign successful, nursing students , The help of the Village Health Committee members as well as the representatives of the Rural Development and Panchayat Department is being sought. He also said that wherever the Health Department teams are finding larvae, they are being destroyed on the spot. Along with this, larvicide is also being sprayed on the standing water. He advised to get dengue tested if there is a complaint of high fever and body pain.

District Epidemiologist Dr. Gurpreet Kaur said that today 17045 people from across the district have tested positive for COVID-19. Dengue larvae were checked by reaching homes and 126 were found. The teams destroyed the larvae found at the spot. He also informed that till now, 896258 have been treated by the health teams under the Dry Day campaign. A survey of homes has been conducted . Of which 6224 Larvae were found at the scene, which were destroyed on the spot by the teams and the concerned families were made aware about future prevention.