Patiala News: Dengue awareness activities conducted in schools

Under the leadership of Civil Surgeon Patiala Dr. Shelly Jaitley, teams of the Health Department conducted anti-dengue dry day activities at government and private schools in Patiala district. During this, dengue larvae were checked at Budha Dal Public School, Government Model Town School, Government Civil Line School, Government School Factory Area, Aurobindo School etc. and the larvae found at many places were destroyed on the spot.

On this occasion, 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 and not to let water collect in empty things inside the houses. Along with this, he said that to make this campaign successful, the help of nursing students , ASHA workers , members of Village Health Committees as well as representatives of Rural Development and Panchayat Department is being taken. He also said that wherever the teams of the Health Department are finding larvae, they are being destroyed on the spot. Along with this, larvicide is also being sprayed on 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 from across the district 34407 houses were visited and checked for dengue larvae and 312 The teams destroyed the larvae found at the spot. He also informed that till now, 1123871 cases have been treated by the health teams under the Dry Day campaign. A survey of homes has been conducted . In which 8226 larvae were found, which were destroyed on the spot by the teams and the concerned families were made aware about future prevention. He said that so far 58 dengue cases have been found in Patiala distric