Islamabad
Six more polio cases have surfaced in the country including two in Sindh confirmed by the province’s Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) on Thursday. The first case in Sindh, a three-year child, was reported in Union Council Laloo Raunk of Qambar district, sources at the Ministry of National Health said. Another case in the province, a 12-year-old boy, was infected by polio virus in Union Council Sehwan of district Jamshoro.
Moreover, two little girls were infected by polio virus in Punjab’s Dera Ghazi Khan district. The cases of the girls, aged six months and one year, were confirmed by the concerned authorities. Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar while taking notice of the matter has summoned report from the Ministry of Health. The chief minister has also urged concerned departments to work hard to get rid of the crippling disease.—INP
