WEB DESK
Viral outbreaks have hit major cities in the country, including urban centres reporting an increase in dengue cases that has accompanied by a shortage in medicines.
The twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi reported close to 100 cases of dengue fever in the last 24 hours.
With 55 new cases in the last 24 hours, the number of cases in the capital is now at 668. Three deaths have been reported so far in the city. In neighbouring Rawalpindi, 43 cases were admitted to hospitals with dengue.
There have been complaints regarding the non-availability of medicines pertaining to fever. Citizens have said that medicines are not available in urban as well as rural centres.
The Ministry of Health has rebuked claims that stopping the production of fever medicines as wrong and baseless. And also explained that checking is being done to ensure unstoppable supply of all important medicines.
