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Summary The Punjab chief minister said that the government was doing everything to combat dengue.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif directed the Punjab Health Department to hasten the recruitment process of 1,000 new nurses.The chief minister chaired a meeting in Lahore to review measures adopted to control the spread of dengue virus.Lawmakers, bureaucrats and the Sri Lankan health experts attended the meeting where the Sri Lankan experts brief the meeting about the measures needed to control the spread of dengue.The meeting ordered town committees to submit a report regarding anti-dengue fumigation in schools until Saturday.The chief minister said that an intensive campaign was on to create awareness about the safety measures to prevent the spread of dengue.
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