One new polio case surfaces in Sindh, tally reaches 19

Pic20-044 LAHORE: Feb20- A health worker administering polio drops to child during anti polio campaign in the city at Railway Station in provincial capital. ONLINE PHOTO by Sajid Rana

Karachi (HRNW)  The Sindh Emergency Operation Centre for Polio confirmed on Monday one new polio case from Karachi, taking the provincial tally to 19 this year.

A 60-month male child in Landhi UC-1 was diagnosed with the polio virus after developing weakness in his left upper and lower limb. He had received the anti-polio vaccine on multiple occasions, according to parents. But the routine immunisation card showed zero doses. An investigation into the claims is ongoing.

The Sindh government launched successive anti-polio campaigns from December 2019 to March 2020 that went a long way to put the anti-polio programme back on track, an EOC spokesperson said.

 

Be the first to comment on "One new polio case surfaces in Sindh, tally reaches 19"

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published.


*