ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday the government would check the spread of dengue fever and there was no shortage of testing kits or other required facilities to deal with the situation.

“Special treatment units have been established at all the hospitals across the country, with hospitals in major cities put on high alert and there is no problem of medical or paramedical staff despite Eid holidays,” the prime minister told journalists during a visit to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims).

The prime minister inquired after Dengue patients as well as the under-treatment children and distributed Eid gifts among them.

He said there were four dengue patients being treated at Pims, adding that some others had been discharged after effective treatment.

The government, he said, had ensured the availability of testing kits in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and other major cities.

Answering a question, Mr Aziz said the government was taking all out measures, including the use of anti-mosquito sprays, to contain the disease.—APP