Islamabad Ramps Up Dengue Response After New Cases Reported
The deputy commissioner ordered strict daily monitoring, with teams expanding inspections, fogging, door-to-door messaging across the city.
Overview
- Officials gave differing 24-hour case counts for Islamabad, with the ICT spokesman citing 40 and an APP briefing reporting 30.
- Fogging totals also diverged, with authorities reporting either 1,742 or 1,271 locations treated across the capital.
- Field efforts identified widespread breeding, including larvae at 1,804 sites per APP and 19 positive hotspots found during 977 inspections.
- The deputy commissioner chaired a review, directed zero tolerance for lapses, and assigned assistant commissioners to supervise house-to-house operations.
- Teams paired spraying with door-to-door advice to remove stagnant water, and nearby Rawalpindi reported 25 new cases in a day and 730 this year.