{"id":15467,"date":"2025-08-01T18:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T18:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=15467"},"modified":"2025-08-01T18:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T18:05:06","slug":"two-dozen-dengue-cases-surface-in-rawalpindi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=15467","title":{"rendered":"Two dozen dengue cases surface in Rawalpindi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Despite the official dengue season not yet beginning, 24 cases have already been reported across Rawalpindi during monsoon rains, triggering alarm within the district administration and health department.<\/p>\n<p>A new dengue prevention plan has been implemented immediately. Rawalpindi district has been divided into five\u00a0zones, seven\u00a0sectors, and 32 cluster centres, each with designated in-charges.<\/p>\n<p>Show-cause notices have been issued to five deputy district health officers (DDHOs) and 17 anti-dengue workers from areas where cases were reported.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Commissioner Hasan Waqar Cheema expressed serious concern over the premature outbreak and ordered strict action under the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (PEEDA) Act against negligent staff.<\/p>\n<p>In an anti-dengue meeting, the DC warned all health officials and deputies of zero tolerance. Officials found submitting false reports, skipping duties, or taking leave without approval will face immediate disciplinary action.<\/p>\n<p>Areas affected last year have been declared high-risk, with daily inspections ordered. The DC instructed assistant commissioners to seal offices and shops violating SOPs without delay. DC Cheema clarified that only his office can authorise the de-sealing of any premises.<\/p>\n<p>Locations such as tire shops, scrapyards, and under-construction buildings will be sealed if dengue larvae are found. Field inspections and third-party surveys will also be conducted. Any detection of larvae during these surveys will result in immediate action against the responsible staff.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the official dengue season not yet beginning, 24 cases have already been reported across Rawalpindi during monsoon rains, triggering alarm within the district administration and health department. A new dengue prevention plan has been implemented immediately. Rawalpindi district has been divided into five\u00a0zones, seven\u00a0sectors, and 32 cluster centres, each with designated in-charges. Show-cause notices [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15467\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}