Chandigarh, Oct. 27 -- In a bid to control the dengue in the State, joint efforts were being made by State Task Force comprising departments of Local Government, Rural Development and Panchayats, Labour, Medical Education & Research, Water Supply & Sanitation, School Education and Animal Husbandry.

Disclosing this here today Health Minister Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu said that people must have to participate in the drive against dengue as transmission season of dengue lasts till November and early December. He said that the Health Department, Punjab has tested 10,890 samples for dengue since January and out of these 4692 patients have been found positive so far.

The Health Minister emphasized that the public should come forward in reporting ...