F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: Another dengue patient died in Peshawar on Monday and the death toll from the dengue fever reached to 34 in the province. The residents of Peshawar from all walks of life protested against the government for not taking the appropriate measures to control the dengue disease in the provincial capital.
Dengue Response Unit told media that 14-year-old Muzammil died of dengue virus at Khyber Teaching Hospital. He was admitted to the hospital on September 20.
Currently 276 patients of dengue are admitted in different hospitals of KP for treatment.
Meanwhile, the residents of Peshawar protested against the provincial government for not taking the appropriate steps to stop the dengue fever in Peshawar and they blocked the main Jamrud road in Peshawar in a protest.
The protestors said that provincial government was only issuing statements and dengue virus claiming precious lives and they didn’t doing anything for the safety of poor masses in this regard.
The protestors demanded that government needs to provide Rs 1 million to the deceased family and Rs 50,000 for the patients. The protestors chanted slogans against the provincial government on the occasion.
