Two suspected influenza patients admitted in Multan's Nishtar hospital
The blood samples of the patients have been sent to laboratory for examination.
MULTAN (Dunya News) - At least two more people were admitted in Multan’s Nishtar hospital on Tuesday taking the number of under treatment patients to eight.
The blood samples of the patients have been sent to laboratory for examination. Four of the patients admitted in Nishtar hospital have tested positive to the virus while three others are being kept in ICU.
In the last seven weeks, the number of patients in the hospital has reached 274 whereas 45 have lost their lives to the disease.
The doctors have advised the residents to take precautionary measures and also urged them to hold their proper checkup for timely identification of the disease.
Earlier, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had submitted a resolution in Punjab Assembly against the increasing number of seasonal influenza patients.
The resolution notified that Multan’s people were affected most from this acute disease while the virus has also reached Islamabad, Vehari and Muzaffargarh.
The resolution demanded that steps should be taken across the province on emergency basis to prevent the life-threatening virus.
