October 21, 2021
Giving a clarion call to people to join dengue control works, Deputy Chief Minister Punjab who also holds the portfolio of Health, asked people to observe‘ dry day in the State on every Sunday, always. “ To check the wave of dengue, it’s obligatory that people clean all feathers of water holders at least one time a week and break the naiad breeding cycle,” said he.
Reviewing the status of dengue spread and the control measures put in place, in a virtual meeting with all the Civil Surgeons and the epidemiologists of the state, Soni informed that twelve lakh eighty thousand six hundred and forty-five () homes have been checked and mosquito parentage was seen in houses. So, it’s compulsory that people check water accumulation in their houses said he.
In order to involve maximum people in observance of the dry- day, it’s necessary to change the dry-day observance from Friday to Sunday because it’s easier for working people to spare time for cleanliness/ clearing containers on weekend and directed that henceforward, first of Friday the Dry Day will be observed on Sunday.
“ This will give breeding examination brigades access to a higher number of homes since added people would be at home to smooth breeding examination as compared to any other day of the week,” he added.
In the wake of the rising number of dengue cases, “ we’ve accentuated Dengue control measures. Larva breeding examination has been stepped over; strength of breeding checkers has been increased about twofold”, informed DCM adding that 220 new parentage checkers have been roped in to support the being 480 parentage checkers.
The deployment of the number of fresh parentage checkers per quarter has been done in proportion to the magnitude of dengue spread and the geographical area of the quarter, said Soni.
The larvicide and germicide distribution has also been stepped over and IEC conditioning has been escalated statewide. Either, the pool of Municipal Corporation/ Panels and that of Rural Development Department is accelerating the examination brigades and is aiding in fogging and spraying of larvicide. The dengue hotspots and probable high-threat areas have been linked and riveted control sweats are proceeding.
Opinion and treatment of sweats have also been strengthened. A needful force of dengue individual accouterments is being made available. Nearly tests have been done detecting roughly ten thousand dengue-positive cases performing in timely medical intervention. Completely equipped devoted dengue wards have been set up in needful hospitals, he informed.
DCM informed that as compared to the last week over dengue trend has been observed this week in some sections which are encouraging but “ we will continue sustained sweats till we successfully check the shaft throughout the state.”
The Minister directed Civil Surgeons to rope in original members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and original Television/ radio channels in incubating information dispersion and continue with breeding checking, scattering, and fogging, unabated. He made it categorically clear to all the Civil Surgeons to “ work-actively in extremity operation mode differently be prepared to be transferred.”
Health Secretary Vikas Garg and Dr. Andesh Kang Director of Health and Family Welfare were also present on the occasion.
